Associated Press
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Chinese authorities said the pilot who crashed a small aircraft into Beijing’s tallest building wrote in a diary about “ending his life,” and that the incident was driven by personal reasons. Local officials identified the deceased as a 66-year-old man surnamed Liu.
Bloomberg
• Danny Lee
Airline Weekly
• Gordon Smith, Jay Shabat
By Airline Weekly: Gordon and Jay discuss SAS Scandinavian Airlines' new widebody order and ask whether the carrier can justify that many additional planes.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Inquiry into wet-leased turboprop incident highlights failure of junior crew members to challenge captain.
Cranky Flier
• Brett
By Cranky Flier: Have you had enough talk about Hawaiʻi lately? Too bad. I spent the last couple of days on Oʻahu where Hawaiian celebrated joining the oneworld alliance.
Inflight Online
• Satu Dahl
By Inflight Online: Gulfstream Aerospace has announced two major milestones this week for its next-generation G800 business jet regarding speed records and length of flight.
Leeham News
• Scott Hamilton
By Leeham News: The company has designed three BWBs: an aerial refueling tanker for use by the air force; an all-cargo version; and a commercial design called the Z4.
Aviation Source
• Len Varley
By Aviation Source: Starting December 17, 2026, American Airlines will offer daily nonstop service between Ontario International Airport (ONT) and Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD).
Aeronews
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eVTOL Insights
• Jason Pritchard
By eVTOL Insights: Sarla Aviation has confirmed the successful completion of flight-test campaign for Sylla, its half-scale eVTOL technology demonstrator.
FlightGlobal
• Jon Hemmerdinger
