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A low water mark in the history of Rolls-Royce came in January 2023. Newly installed chief executive Tufan Erginbilgic called the venerable aerospace and defense giant a “burning platform” — the result of strategic missteps that left it systematically lagging its competitors. “Every investment we make, we destroy value,” he told employees. It was a rallying cry for a radical restructuring of the propulsion provider, which reduced its headcount as it rode through to a resurgent wave of long-haul widebody demand and new sales....

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The Air Current's new digital home is here! Our goal has always been to make sure that nothing gets between you and our work and the new format doubles down on our advertising-free, distraction-free strategy.

At the end of the day our product is about fortifying your insights into the business of flying, not selling your data or chasing clicks.

We've got a host of new features built into the top-to-bottom revamp, including easier menu navigation, streamlined subscription management, dark mode for accessibility and more-comfortable reading, and now gift link sharing for individual business subscribers.

What you see today is another new starting point for TAC as we build on a flexible and modern media business platform that now allows us to implement our roadmap for new features in the weeks and months to come. We hope you enjoy the new website.

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On this week’s AvTalk podcast, The Air Current’s Jon Ostrower chats with Ian about the significance of the last 747 delivery, Boeing’s future in Everett with a new 737 MAX assembly line, and why everyone should get used to the acronym “TTBW.” https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-episode-201-sending-the-last-747-home/