ReutersDavid Shepardson

FAA lifts 38-per-month cap, allows Boeing to raise 737 MAX production to 42 planes per month

Reuters reports: Boeing won approval on Friday to raise its 737 MAX production to 42 planes per month, the Federal Aviation Administration said, easing a 38-plane cap in place since January last year and boosting its efforts to shore up its finances and move past concerns over safety and quality.

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ReutersDan Catchpole

Boeing union representing 3,200 striking workers to resume contract talks Monday

By Reuters: A union representing more than 3,200 striking Boeing workers who assemble fighter jets and munitions said on Friday it and the company had agreed to resume contract discussions with help from a federal mediator next week.

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Aviation Business NewsCraig Waters

MRO Europe 2025: Korean Air to upgrade its Airbus predictive maintenance solution

By Aviation Business News: Korean Air will adopt Airbus’ Skywise Fleet Performance+, replacing its existing Skywise Predictive Maintenance+ and Skywise Health Monitoring tools.

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FlightGlobalDavid Kaminski-Morrow

Uncleared take-off led Hawker 850XP to collide with landing Mustang

By FlightGlobal: Expectation bias played a role in a Raytheon Hawker 850XP crew's decision to take off without clearance from Houston, before the jet collided at an intersection with a landing Textron Aviation Citation Mustang.

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