Aviation Daily Digest — August 20, 2026

# Aviation Daily Digest — August 20, 2026

Your daily 60-second briefing for pilots, drone operators and aviation pros — auto-aggregated from the industry's top sources.

Top stories

• Seat Pitch Is Not Everything: 6 Premium Economy Perks Airlines Hide — Simple Flying. What else do you get when booking premium economy?
• 150 Minutes To Nowhere: US Air Force Scraps C-17 Globemaster Flight Over Russian Missile Alert — Simple Flying. The flight was part of the annual Winter Fly-in (WINFLY) period.
• 5 Forgotten Aerodynamic Fixes That Kept The McDonnell Douglas MD-11 Competitive — Simple Flying. A closer look at how McDonnell Douglas tried (and failed) to make the MD-11 compelling.
• Airbus To Boost A220 Production To 13 Monthly Jets With Extended Wing Facility In Belfast — Simple Flying. Airbus is expanding its Belfast wing facility to support higher A220 production and improve the program’s long-term economics.
• Seven killed in EC130 helicopter crash during Kenya safari flight — AeroTime. Five Americans were among seven people killed when a tourist helicopter crashed in a remote area of northern… The post Seven killed in EC130 helicopter crash during Kenya safari flight appeared first on AeroTime .
• “Found Somebody”: 911 Call Recounts JetBlue Workers Finding Trespasser Sleeping On Plane — Simple Flying. The 32-year old trespasser was arrested and is facing charges.
• British newlyweds killed in Bell 206 crash on Greek island of Sifnos — AeroTime. A British couple traveling to the Greek island of Sifnos on their honeymoon were killed when their chartered… The post British newlyweds killed in Bell 206 crash on Greek island of Sifnos appeared first on AeroTime .
• WATCH: ‘Ultra-Quiet’ Electric Aircraft Engines Power First Piloted Flight — FLYING Magazine. Swift 3 glider with Whisper Aero’s propulsion system begins testing.
• Video: NetJets Citation Longitude makes nose-gear-up landing in Ohio — AeroTime. A NetJets Cessna Citation Longitude made an emergency landing at Akron-Canton Airport (CAK) in Ohio on August 18,… The post Video: NetJets Citation Longitude makes nose-gear-up landing in Ohio appeared first on AeroTime…
• 11,000 Square Feet: JetBlue’s New BlueHouse Lounge At Boston Logan Nears Opening — Simple Flying. The Boston location will be the second BlueHouse lounge in the country, following New York.

Pilot community highlights

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What pilots are talking about (X / Twitter)

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Jobs of the day

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