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Last Updated: Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, 9:32 PM PST

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BizAv   NTSB   Accident  
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CNN • Pete Muntean

NTSB: Michigan business jet crash followed pilots’ decision to perform their own post‑repair test flight instead of waiting for a test pilot

By CNN: The pilots in a deadly business jet crash in Michigan were performing a test flight themselves, following repairs, instead of waiting for a test pilot, when the aircraft plunged into woods near Lansing, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report Thursday.

2025-11-13T15:56:10.635736-08:00
Supply Chain   Orders   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
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Aviation Today • John Persinos

MAXed Out: Boeing’s 737 MAX Production Ramp and Its Impact on Cockpit Avionics

By Aviation Today: Global Avionics Round-Up from Aircraft Value News (AVN) The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gave Boeing the green light in October to raise 737 MAX production from 38 to 42 […].

2025-11-13T13:16:29.016087-08:00
China   M&A   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
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Aviation Week • Chen Chuanren

COMAC to take 49% stake in Lao Airlines, signaling push into Southeast Asian market

By Aviation Week: The Laotian government has agreed to sell a 49% stake in Lao Airlines to China’s Comac.; the state will retain the remaining 51% share of the flag carrier.

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