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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.

Bloomberg • Ryan Beene

GE to Buy Consolidated Precision Products for $11.75 Billion

GE Aerospace

GE Aerospace to Acquire Consolidated Precision Products (CPP), Expanding Mission-Critical Castings Capacity

Also: CNBC, Aviation Week and Seeking Alpha

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2026-09-08T04:50:12.220656-07:00

PaxEx Europe Airports Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management Policy & Regulation

Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

Ryanair Blames Malfunctioning Passport Kiosks For European Border Chaos as Summer Relief From Full Checks Comes to an End

By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: !a woman passing through an automated passport gate in Milan.

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2026-09-08T03:51:11.123091-07:00

Routes Airline Industry & Market Trends Airbus A320 Airlines

Cranky Flier • Brett

American Should Prioritize Latin America With Its A321XLR Fleet

By Cranky Flier: American recently announcing its European-focus for the deployment of its A321XLR, I couldn’t help but wonder if this is the best use of these airplanes.

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2026-09-08T04:05:47.972326-07:00

Europe Aircraft Finance & Leasing Orders Airbus A330 Airlines

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ch-aviation • Vanja Popovic

SAS to acquire five A330-300s from Virgin Atlantic fleet

By ch-aviation: Discover more news on SAS Scandinavian Airlines at ch-aviation, the leading aviation news and data provider.

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2026-09-08T04:50:05.944302-07:00

Routes Middle East Africa Airline Industry & Market Trends Airlines

Bloomberg • Kamlesh Bhuckory

Mauritius Seeks Strategic Ties with Etihad Amid New Air Policy

By Bloomberg: Mauritius is studying a strategic partnership with Etihad Airways, including flights and direct investment by the Abu Dhabi airline, as the Indian Ocean island seeks to open its air space to more carriers.

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2026-09-08T03:37:38.009465-07:00

Airports TSA Aviation Safety & Regulation Policy & Regulation

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 and The Independent

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2026-09-08T03:37:24.729378-07:00

FlightSim Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)

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.

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Deutsche Aircraft completes first flights of landing gear testbed

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2026-09-08T02:51:06.291234-07:00

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

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Inflight Online • Keith Mwanalushi

Malaysia Aviation Group announces network and services updates

By Inflight Online: MAG outlines new routes, frequency increases and MAGCS development under LTBP3.0, including Malaysia Airlines’ return to Busan and Firefly’s entry into Kunming.

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2026-09-08T04:20:52.382600-07:00