BIG AVIATION REPORT

Wed, Sep 9, 2026, 05:09:00 MT

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GE’S CULP TACKLES CRITICAL SUPPLIER BOTTLENECK WITH $11.75 BILLION CASTINGS DEAL...

GE Aerospace CEO Larry Culp is initiating a potentially tectonic shift for aerospace with an $11.75 billion acquisition that takes aim at a critical supply-chain chokepoint: shortages of engine parts designed to withstand punishing, blast-furnace-like conditi…

SCOTT: Ask what this does to pairings, the MEL, and the jumpseat. Press releases are written for investors. You fly the leftover.

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