Supply Chain Military Aircraft Procurement Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Defense Industry & Major Contractors Airbus A320

FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

Pratt & Whitney to install $200M forging press in Columbus, boosting component output 30% to support GTF and F135

Pratt & Whitney will invest $200 million to install an additional isothermal forging press at its Columbus, Georgia site by 2028, increasing critical component output about 30%. The expansion is aimed at easing supply‑chain constraints that have throttled commercial GTF deliveries and F135 military engine production.

Also: Simple Flying and Atlanta Journal-Constitution

2026-02-24T16:00:49.006740-08:00

North America Airports Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management Policy & Regulation

Reuters • David Shepardson

Trump to hold meeting on plan to revamp Washington Dulles airport

By Reuters: U.S. President Donald Trump plans to hold a meeting on Wednesday about his plan to overhaul the primary international airport for the U.S. capital area, the White House said, after he harshly criticized its design in December.

2026-02-24T16:06:16.101440-08:00

PaxEx North America Airports TSA Airline Industry & Market Trends Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management Airlines

Aviation Source • Len Varley

U.S. Airlines Brace for Record 171 Million Passengers in Spring Travel Surge (Mar 1–Apr 30)

By Aviation Source: U.S. airlines are bracing for a spring air travel surge, with a record 171 million passengers expected to travel between March 1 and April 30.

2026-02-24T15:15:09.666396-08:00

Accident Aviation Safety & Regulation Airlines Boeing Boeing 737

theaviationhub.co.uk • James Field

American Airlines investigating apparent bullet holes on 737 MAX 8 after flight from Medellín

By theaviationhub.co.uk: American Airlines is investigating what appeared to be bullet holes on a Boeing 737 MAX 8 shortly after it arrived in Miami from Medellin in Colombia.

Aviation Source

Possible Bullet Holes Found on American Airlines 737 MAX 8 Arriving Miami from Medellín; Investigation Underway

View from the Wing

American Airlines 737 Found with Bullet Holes After Overnight Stop in Medellín; Security Investigation Underway

Also: Aviation24, Paddle Your Own Kanoo, CBS News, thebulkheadseat.com, altitudeyes.com and airlive.net

2026-02-24T11:33:22.484038-08:00

North America Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation Aircraft Finance & Leasing Airline Industry & Market Trends Airlines Spirit Airlines

CNBC • Leslie Josephs

Spirit Airlines to Cut Flights and Shrink Fleet in Bid to Exit Bankruptcy by Spring/Summer

By CNBC: Spirit Airlines has reached an agreement with lenders to emerge from bankruptcy by late spring or early summer.

Aviation Source

Spirit Airlines Reaches Creditor Deal, Set to Exit Chapter 11 in Late Spring/Early Summer

The Points Guy

Spirit reaches creditor deal, aims to exit bankruptcy by late spring/early summer

Also: Airline Geeks, View from the Wing, Air Data News, FlightGlobal, Breitflyte, Paddle Your Own Kanoo, ch-aviation, Associated Press, Aviation Week, Simple Flying, Aviation Business News, Airline Economics and 17 more

2026-02-24T08:17:30.946033-08:00

Airline Industry & Market Trends Asia-Pacific (APAC) Air India Airlines

Reuters • Julie Zhu, Kumar Tanishk, Nikita Jino, Nikita Maria Jino

Slump in Singapore Airlines' profit masks strong operating performance

By Reuters: Singapore Airlines' third quarter profit fell 69%, it said on Tuesday, distorted by a one-off gain a year earlier and due to losses at associate Air India, although strong passenger demand boosted operating revenue.

Also: Aviation A2Z

2026-02-24T13:13:31.412266-08:00

Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs) Aviation Safety & Regulation Boeing Boeing 737

FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

FAA issues immediate AD over Boeing 737 Max cabin and flight‑deck overheating risk

By FlightGlobal: The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued an immediately effective airworthiness directive addressing a ground wire fault in the Boeing 737 Max's environmental control system that can cause dangerous cabin and flight deck overheating.

2026-02-24T12:10:25.413214-08:00

Routes Europe Airline Industry & Market Trends Airlines

Airways Magazine • Lorne Philpot

Finnair makes Luxembourg, Valencia and Turin year‑round destinations

By Airways Magazine: Finnair has decided to operate year-round services on three European summer routes.

Aviation Source

Finnair Upgrades Luxembourg, Valencia, and Turin to Year-Round Services

Aviation24

Finnair extends Luxembourg, Valencia and Turin to year-round service in Winter network expansion

Also: AviationPros, Airline Economics, luxtimes.lu and airlinergs.com

2026-02-24T11:30:43.821655-08:00

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Pratt & Whitney to install $200M forging press in Columbus, boosting component output 30% to support GTF and F135

Trump to hold meeting on plan to revamp Washington Dulles airport

U.S. Airlines Brace for Record 171 Million Passengers in Spring Travel Surge (Mar 1–Apr 30)

American Airlines investigating apparent bullet holes on 737 MAX 8 after flight from Medellín

Possible Bullet Holes Found on American Airlines 737 MAX 8 Arriving Miami from Medellín; Investigation Underway

American Airlines 737 Found with Bullet Holes After Overnight Stop in Medellín; Security Investigation Underway

Spirit Airlines to Cut Flights and Shrink Fleet in Bid to Exit Bankruptcy by Spring/Summer

Spirit Airlines Reaches Creditor Deal, Set to Exit Chapter 11 in Late Spring/Early Summer

Spirit reaches creditor deal, aims to exit bankruptcy by late spring/early summer

Slump in Singapore Airlines' profit masks strong operating performance

FAA issues immediate AD over Boeing 737 Max cabin and flight‑deck overheating risk

Finnair makes Luxembourg, Valencia and Turin year‑round destinations

Finnair Upgrades Luxembourg, Valencia, and Turin to Year-Round Services

Finnair extends Luxembourg, Valencia and Turin to year-round service in Winter network expansion