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The Air Current • Jon Ostrower, Julie Johnsson

GE Aerospace CEO Larry Culp targets engine-part shortages with $11.75 billion castings acquisition

GE Aerospace CEO Larry Culp says the company’s $11.75 billion acquisition of a critical castings supplier is designed to address a supply-chain chokepoint: shortages of engine components built to withstand extreme, blast-furnace-like operating conditions. The deal could reshape how aerospace manufacturers secure specialized engine parts.

2026-09-08T22:05:25.587916-07:00
Routes   Airports   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Boeing 737  
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Australian Aviation • Jake Nelson

Fiji Airways to Launch Overnight Sydney–Nadi Service at Western Sydney International

By Australian Aviation: Commencing on 17 March, the service will operate overnight using 737 MAX 8 aircraft, adding more than 53,000 annual seats between Sydney and Nadi. It comes as operational testing ramps up with passenger trials ahead of the airport’s opening in a month’s time.

Also: FlightGlobal and executivetraveller.com
2026-09-08T18:49:58.628301-07:00
NTSB   Air Cargo & Freight Logistics   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation  
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Reuters • David Shepardson

Pilots considered aborting landing after touchdown in Miami cargo crash, NTSB says

By Reuters: The National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday that evidence recovered from a flight data recorder suggested the pilots of an ​Amazon Prime Air cargo plane involved in a deadly crash considered aborting the landing ‌after the aircraft touched down.

Also: The Independent
2026-09-08T19:05:12.025894-07:00
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FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

‘Black art’: Why buying airfoil maker Consolidated Precision makes sense for GE

By FlightGlobal: The US engine maker will gain control over the complex parts that have most bedeviled turbofan manufacturers. GE Aerospace's planned acquisition of airfoil producer Consolidated Precision Products (CPP) is not just a tactical move to address supply chain constraints.

2026-09-08T19:21:28.305433-07:00
ATC   PaxEx   Europe   Airports   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Airlines  
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Reuters • Sam Tabahriti

Air traffic control issue disrupts flights at major UK airports

By Reuters: Flights at major British airports were disrupted on Tuesday by a technical fault at air traffic ​control provider NATS, the latest in a series of failures that renewed questions about the resilience of Britain's aviation infrastructure.

Also: Associated Press, One Mile at a Time, Aviation A2Z, Simple Flying, Reuters, CNBC, Aviation24, Wings, tsi-mag.com, CNN, Euronews, gbnews.com and 16 more
2026-09-08T08:06:16.305996-07:00