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Boeing bounces back

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Business, News

4.68.5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Boeing posted strong Q1 earnings Wednesday, and executives breathed a sigh of relief. The aircraft manufacturer survived several years of significant tumult, which included labor disputes, plane malfunctions, a production backlog, and shifting FAA restrictions. In this episode, how Boeing managed a comeback. Plus: Prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket will start offering perpetual futures, carmakers push to follow Tesla’s direct-to-consumer sales model, and tariffs disrupt regular shipping cycles.


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0:52.9

In Los Angeles, I'm Kai Rizdolle.

0:57.2

It is Wednesday, today, 22 April.

0:59.7

Good as always to have you along, everybody.

1:02.0

We begin today, deep inside corporate America, a company that spans manufacturing, technology, exports, and supply chains.

1:09.7

And which has until pretty recently been

1:11.9

having a pretty tough go of things. We have talked many a time on this program about Boeing's

1:17.1

very long list of problems. There was a strike, fatal crashes, and ensuing groundings, the

1:22.6

production backlog. Well, as of today, the company is hoping that's all in the rearview mirror. Boeing reported profits this morning well ahead of expectations, revenue up 14% from last year, and, and this is the biggie, it's outperforming its biggest competitor, Airbus, for the first time since 2019.

1:40.3

Marketplace's Kelly Wells gets us going. For years now, Scott Hamilton kept thinking Boeing had finally stopped its downward spiral.

1:48.0

And then they stepped on their own foot again and did something else.

1:51.4

He's an aviation industry consultant with Leigham Company. He says Boeing's downfall started with a merger in the 90s, and its quality has suffered ever since.

2:00.5

Hamilton says it'll take years to fully

2:02.5

fix, but now? Boeing is finally, finally, finally on an upward trajectory. There are two recent

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