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Reuters • Shivansh Tiwary

GE Aerospace to acquire castings supplier CPP for $11.75 billion amid persistent shortage

GE Aerospace has agreed to buy Consolidated Precision Products from Warburg Pincus and Berkshire Partners for $11.75 billion, bringing a major engineered-castings supplier in-house. The deal expands GE’s access to critical advanced-material components used in jet engines as the industry contends with persistent casting shortages.

Also: Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, CNBC, GE Aerospace, Seeking Alpha and Wall Street Journal
2026-09-08T04:50:12.220656-07:00
ATC   Europe   Airports   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management  
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Air traffic control issue disrupts departing flights at major UK airports

By Reuters: Some departing flights at major British airports were disrupted on Tuesday after air traffic control provider NATS experienced a technical issue, with Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Stansted among the airports affected by restrictions and delays.

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

Also: Associated Press, Reuters and The Independent
2026-09-08T07:50:22.403757-07:00
PaxEx   Airports   TSA   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Policy & Regulation  
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Associated Press • Rio Yamat

From the Lockerbie bombing to 9/11: How attacks on flights defined US air travel

By Associated Press: The aviation security system that travelers encounter at U.S. airports was built layer by layer, often after attacks or attempted attacks exposed new vulnerabilities.

Also: The Independent, news.ssbcrack.com and The Independent
2026-09-08T03:37:24.729378-07:00