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Reuters • Sam Tabahriti

NATS flight-plan processing failure disrupts UK departures, prompting nearly 300 cancellations

A technical failure in NATS’ flight-plan processing system imposed restrictions and delays at Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Stansted and other UK airports. UK airspace remained open, but recovery was expected to take time; Flightradar24 reported nearly 300 cancellations, while Ryanair alone cited more than 50.

Associated Press • Leer En Español

UK air traffic control glitch prompts nearly 300 cancellations, monitor says

The Guardian • Gwyn Topham

Flight disruption across UK continues after air traffic control technical issue

Also: CNBC, The Independent and Economic Times

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2026-09-08T08:06:16.305996-07:00

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Breaking Defense • Theresa Hitchens

White House has lofty space launch ambitions, but experts question price tag

By Breaking Defense: The space industry lauded a new Trump administration 1,000-launches-a-year space policy, but experts told Breaking Defense that the current space infrastructure doesn’t have enough capacity and someone’s going to have to pay, potentially a lot, to change that.

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2026-09-08T09:20:28.495016-07:00

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Breaking Defense • Breaking Defense Video

USAF Rethinks Cyber Defense as AI-Powered Hacking Grows; Mecca Pact Could Reshape Middle East Arms Sales

By Breaking Defense: The proliferation of AI is forcing the USAF to rethink cyber defense, and a new regional defense pact could shake up arms sales in the Middle East.

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2026-09-08T07:50:22.125076-07:00

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ch-aviation • Vanja Popovic

Swiss to retire A340-300s by early 2028

By ch-aviation: Swiss (LX, Zurich) has confirmed it will retire its last A340-300 by early 2028 as it continues the gradual phaseout of the type that began with the introduction of its A350-900s last October.

AeroTime

SWISS plans to donate its last A340-300 to Switzerland’s transport museum

6 Sources

2026-09-08T08:20:04.288638-07:00

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CNBC • Kevin Breuninger

U.S. sanctions Iranian airlines in aim to tighten economic squeeze as war spreads, oil rises

By CNBC: The latest U.S. action under "Operation Economic Outcast" targets all Iranian airlines that were not already facing sanctions.

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Treasury Grounds Iranian Airlines with Sweeping Sanctions Action

Associated Press

US hits remaining parts of Iran's aviation sector with sanctions in latest move to isolate Tehran

Also: Reuters, CNN and The Independent

7 Sources

2026-09-08T07:50:22.403757-07:00

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Reuters

EasyJet faces $72 million lawsuit tied to stranded Airbus planes, FT reports

By Reuters: British budget airline easyJet is being sued for at least $72 million by an Irish unit of Russian state-owned aircraft lessor GTLK for unlawfully abandoning six Airbus planes after terminating their leases following sanctions, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.

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2026-09-08T09:37:14.168480-07:00

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Reuters • Shivansh Tiwary

GE Aerospace to spend nearly $12 billion to bring key castings supplier in-house

By Reuters: GE Aerospace said on Tuesday it would buy castings supplier Consolidated Precision Products from investment firms ‌Warburg Pincus and Berkshire Partners for $11.75 billion, as the aerospace giant seeks to boost in-house manufacturing capacity.