Airbus CEO begrudgingly thinks the dollar is still the best way to sell airplanes

Amid broader efforts to strengthen the euro, commercial aviation — like oil — remains firmly tethered to the dollar

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Jon Ostrower
Jon Ostrower is Editor-in-chief of The Air Current, where he leads coverage of the global aerospace and aviation industries. Prior to launching TAC in June 2018, Mr. Ostrower served as Aviation Editor for CNN Worldwide, guiding the network’s global coverage of the business and operations of aviation. Mr. Ostrower joined CNN in 2016 following four and a half years at the Wall Street Journal. Based first in Chicago and then in Washington, D.C., he covered Boeing, aviation safety, and the business of global aerospace. Before that, Mr. Ostrower was editor of FlightBlogger for Flightglobal and Flight International Magazine covering the development of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and other new aircraft programs from 2007 to 2012. He is also an instructor at the University of Southern California in the Viterbi School of Engineering's Aviation Safety and Security program. Mr. Ostrower, a Boston native, graduated from The George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs with a bachelor’s degree in Political Communication. He is based in Seattle.
Brian Garrett-Glaser
Brian Garrett-Glaser is Managing Editor at The Air Current, overseeing all editorial material, the development and introduction of new products and services, and the strategic expansion of news coverage. He previously managed newsletters and podcasts at national security-focused media startup The Cipher Brief and was the managing editor of eVTOL.com. Brian is based in the Washington, D.C. area.
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