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Three Points: Boeing’s CFO retires, Martian Kitty Hawk, COVID in India

Jon Ostrower·April 20, 2021

Boeing's CFO, Greg Smith, is retiring. He had amassed a slate of responsibilities that had effectively made him as close to being CEO without actually getting the title. Aviation is now multi-planetary. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory's helicopter, Ingenuity, successfully took flight on Mars. A new COVID-19 variant is ravaging India. The country had more cases on Monday than were found in the next 11 countries combined. The air travel link to and inside the planet's second most populous nation is at extreme risk.

Three Points: Martian first flight, Alaska joins oneworld, saving United 1175

Jon Ostrower·April 2, 2021

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Three Points: Dash 8-400 pause, flying on Mars, miniaturizing the long-haul cabin

Jon Ostrower·February 17, 2021

De Havilland Canada's time building the Dash 8-400 turboprop in Downsview is coming to an end as the company plans to indefinitely pause production, but is leaving the door wide open to start again to begin a new for a post-COVID-19 rebound in demand. The fourth rock from the sun is slated to become the solar system's second planet to host a powered flight. Perseverance and Ingenuity arrive on Mars on February 18. As single-aisle jets like the Airbus A321XLR take on roles once assigned for long-range twins, the more narrow cabin is going to be a battleground for increasingly complex passenger systems in the fight against commodification.

All-new Boeing jet is vaporware, but 5G Max revamp comes to light

Jon Ostrower·October 28, 2020

There is no all-new single-aisle airplane coming from Boeing -- at least not anytime soon, despite reports to the contrary. Yet, the company earlier this year started looking at major revamp of the 737 Max to compete with the Airbus A321XLR.

Three Points: Southwest ready to shop, Airbus thaws & MHI freezes, Comac’s slice of Boeing outlook

Jon Ostrower·October 24, 2020

Boeing floats a new 200 to 250-seater single-aisle, while its most important customer eyes 150 seaters. Airbus tells suppliers to be ready for a 2021 rate increase, while Mitsubishi nears shelving its SpaceJet. Looking closely at Boeing's 20-year outlook, China's first jetliner gets its first real slice of the demand pie.

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Three Points: Boeing’s CFO retires, Martian Kitty Hawk, COVID in India

Three Points: Martian first flight, Alaska joins oneworld, saving United 1175

Three Points: Dash 8-400 pause, flying on Mars, miniaturizing the long-haul cabin

All-new Boeing jet is vaporware, but 5G Max revamp comes to light

Three Points: Southwest ready to shop, Airbus thaws & MHI freezes, Comac’s slice of Boeing outlook

Three Points: Airbus production cuts, a Boeing bailout, future freighters

Three Points: Not yet half-way with Max, FAA’s oversight, the quieter legacy of Apollo

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