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
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.

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

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