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GE Aerospace to acquire castings supplier CPP for $11.75 billion

GE Aerospace will buy Consolidated Precision Products from Warburg Pincus and Berkshire Partners for $11.75 billion, expanding its control of highly engineered castings capacity. The transaction is intended to support demand across commercial engines, aftermarket services and defense, and is expected to add to adjusted earnings and free cash flow in its first year.

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2026-09-08T04:50:12.220656-07:00
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

D328eco regional turboprop tests its new landing gear on older Dornier 328

By Air Data News: Deutsche Aircraft has started flight testing the landing gear developed for the D328eco, using an older Dornier 328 as a flying testbed while development of the new regional turboprop continues.

2026-09-08T02:51:06.291234-07:00
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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Rare DC-8 freighter suffers runway excursion at Kinshasa

By FlightGlobal: Circumstances of accident unclear as Congolese investigation authority seeks preservation of evidence.One of the few remaining Douglas DC-8s in service, operated by Trans Air Cargo Service, has suffered a runway excursion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

2026-09-08T03:20:50.029903-07:00