Aviation Daily Digest — September 15, 2026

# Aviation Daily Digest — September 15, 2026

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

Top stories

• Automatic? Boeing Test Pilot Explains How The 777X’s Folding Wings Work — Simple Flying. A closer look at one of the jet's defining features.
• 5 US Air Force Bases Still Flying Some Of The Service's Longest-Serving Aircraft Types — Simple Flying. US Air Force bases are home to aircraft that have served for decades, continuing to perform vital missions long after entering service.
• Virgin Atlantic Accelerates A330-300 Retirements As SAS Takes On Its Oldest Widebodies — Simple Flying. The airline is onboarding new A330neos as SAS looks to quickly expand its widebody fleet.
• Airbus Inks Major Deals With 2 Vietnamese Airlines For Up To 50 A320s, 5 A350s — Simple Flying. A small Vietravel fleet faces rapid transformation with 50 narrowbodies on paper and deliveries starting from 2029.
• NATO fighters shoot down drone over Lithuania after airspace incursion — AeroTime. Suspected drone track traced to a flock of birds NATO fighter jets launched from Šiauliai Air Base identified… The post NATO fighters shoot down drone over Lithuania after airspace incursion appeared first on AeroTime .
• The Airbus A318's Cleverest Feature Is Exactly Why Only 4 Remain Flying Today — Simple Flying. Capable of steep approaches, airlines are finding it hard to justify A318 operations today.
• American Airlines Is Plotting A Big Asia Comeback: Could LAX–Singapore Put It Back In The Transpacific Race? — Simple Flying. A LAX to Singapore nonstop would force American to outmaneuver entrenched Asian hubs and dense one-stop feed networks.
• First Look: Etihad Airways' New First Class Set To Roll Out On A330neo Deliveries In 2027 — Simple Flying. Etihad's incoming A330neos will feature four private First suites as the airline dramatically expands its premium-cabin strategy.
• Delta Air Lines Launches 5 New Nonstop Routes From Los Angeles: See Flights Now — Simple Flying. Delta is betting big on three new domestic, and two international destinations from the City of Angels.
• Embraer Just Delivered Its 2,000th E-Jet While Airbus' A220 Fights To Catch Up — Simple Flying. The A220 has the lead in the order book but still has to catch up.

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