Aviation Daily Digest — October 29, 2026

# Aviation Daily Digest — October 29, 2026

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

Top stories

• Delta Air Lines Onboards 66 New Pilots, A Quarter Came From Spirit Airlines — Simple Flying. Delta's latest batch of new recruits draws experienced crew in the wake of Spirit's demise.
• United Airlines’ Longest Nonstop Routes With The Boeing 737 MAX In Winter 2027 — Simple Flying. The carrier operates routes more than 3,000 miles long with the Boeing 737 MAX.
• WestJet Boeing 737 MAX 8 Damaged After Colliding With Catering Truck In Toronto — Simple Flying. A WestJet Boeing 737 collides with a catering truck in Toronto, highlighting costly ground-handling incidents across the aviation industry.
• Navy Class A Aviation Mishaps Reach Decade High — AVweb. The Navy recorded 16 Class A aviation mishaps in fiscal 2026.
• Shark Tank’s Robert Herjavec named in ONEflight jet-card lawsuit — AeroTime. Shark Tank investor Robert Herjavec has been named in a lawsuit by a ONEflight customer who says the… The post Shark Tank’s Robert Herjavec named in ONEflight jet-card lawsuit appeared first on AeroTime .
• California Fire Department Orders Autonomous Firefighting Drones — AVweb. San Bernardino County plans to deploy five aircraft for wildfire suppression beginning in 2027.
• US intelligence releases rare image of China’s secretive spaceplane — AeroTime. The US Defense Intelligence Agency has published a rare photograph of China’s secretive reusable spaceplane in orbit, showing… The post US intelligence releases rare image of China’s secretive spaceplane appeared first…
• FAA Shields Voluntary Safety Reports — AVweb. New order protects certain safety information shared by industry groups to encourage voluntary reporting.
• Air Defense Systems Deploy to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago — FLYING Magazine. Surface-to-air missiles become the latest layer of aerial defense added near the president’s residence.
• Sun Country Cancels All Flights To 25 Destinations: See Full List Now — Simple Flying. Majority of these destinations are domestic cities served from the airline's Minneapolis hub.

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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