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ATC   PaxEx   Europe   Airports   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Airlines  
Reuters • Sam Tabahriti

NATS outage halts London arrivals and disrupts nearly 1,000 UK flights

A technical failure at U.K. air navigation provider NATS suspended arrivals at London’s five major airports until at least 10 p.m. Tuesday and disrupted more than 600 flights, with broader estimates approaching 1,000. Wizz Air and Ryanair called for an overhaul of NATS.

Also: Associated Press, One Mile at a Time, Aviation A2Z, Simple Flying, Reuters, CNBC, Aviation24, Wings, Euronews, gbnews.com, The Independent, The Guardian and 7 more
2026-09-08T08:06:16.305996-07:00
Routes   Africa   Orders   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airbus   Airbus A320   Airlines  
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ch-aviation • Hilka Birns

Air Cairo orders fifteen A320neo directly from Airbus

By ch-aviation: Air Cairo (SM, Cairo International) has placed its first direct order with Airbus, signing a firm agreement for the purchase of fifteen A320neo aircraft at the El Alamein International Airshow 2026.

Also: Aviation Week, Aviation24, Airbus, Aviation Week and aeroroutes.com
2026-09-08T09:50:06.465175-07:00
Middle East   Policy & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Export Controls & Trade Compliance   Airlines  
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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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2026-09-08T07:50:22.403757-07:00
Supply Chain   M&A   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
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Reuters • Shivansh Tiwary

GE Aerospace to buy castings supplier for nearly $12 billion to tackle engine bottleneck

By Reuters: GE Aerospace said on Tuesday it would buy castings supplier Consolidated Precision Products for $11.75 billion, bringing a key part of its ‌engine supply chain in-house as it races to expand production capacity.

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2026-09-08T04:50:12.220656-07:00
Europe   Aircraft Finance & Leasing   Export Controls & Trade Compliance   Airbus   easyJet  
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Reuters

EasyJet faces $72 million lawsuit over 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 over allegations it unlawfully abandoned six Airbus planes after terminating their leases following sanctions, the Financial Times ​reported on Tuesday.

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