Aviation Daily Digest — September 24, 2026

# Aviation Daily Digest — September 24, 2026

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

Top stories

• Turkish Airlines Sticks With Boeing, Orders Up To 150 737 MAX Jets After Airbus Threat — Simple Flying. Boeing and Turkish seal the deal on a historic sale.
• The Last Plane In America With Piston‑Engine Propellers — Simple Flying. A closer look at the story of the Douglas DC-7, America's last piston-engine airliner, and its legacy before jets took over the skies,
• How New Zealand's NH90 Helicopters Are Outflying Fleets 5 Times Their Size — Simple Flying. How did eight NH90s outfly Australia's fleet of 46? New Zealand may have found the secret to keeping the troubled helicopter flying.
• United Airlines Cancels Flights To 24 Long-Haul Airports: See Full List Now — Simple Flying. They're in multiple continents around the world. Find out more here!
• The Problem Boeing Ran Into When It Built 30 777-9s Before Certification — Simple Flying. Emirates has rejected early airframes, and one has already been scrapped.
• Turkish Airlines finalizes order for 100 Boeing 737 MAX jets — AeroTime. Turkish Airlines has finalized an order for 100 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, with options for another 50,… The post Turkish Airlines finalizes order for 100 Boeing 737 MAX jets appeared first on AeroTime .
• Ethiopian Airlines halts some flights after forces seize Mekelle Airport — AeroTime. Ethiopian Airlines suspended flights to three cities in northern Ethiopia on September 23, 2026, after Tigrayan forces seized… The post Ethiopian Airlines halts some flights after forces seize Mekelle Airport appeared f…
• Why The Workhorse Of The World’s Cargo Airlines Is No Longer In Production — Simple Flying. The final Boeing 747 was delivered in January 2023.
• Pilot rescued after Hawker Hunter crashes off California coast — AeroTime. A US Navy crew rescued the pilot of a Hawker Hunter after the jet went down in the… The post Pilot rescued after Hawker Hunter crashes off California coast appeared first on AeroTime .
• Iran threatens neighboring airports over restrictions on its airlines — AeroTime. Iran threatened airports in neighboring countries if they block Iranian flights under US pressure, as tighter sanctions forced… The post Iran threatens neighboring airports over restrictions on its airlines appeared fir…

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