The Air Current

Jon Ostrower is Editor-in-chief of The Air Current. Prior to launching TAC in June 2018, Ostrower served as Aviation Editor for CNN Worldwide, guiding the network's global coverage of the business and operations of flying. Ostrower joined CNN in 2016 following four and 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, Ostrower was editor of the award-winning FlightBlogger for Flightglobal and Flight International Magazine covering the development of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and other new aircraft programs from 2007 to 2012. 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.

  • Aircraft Development
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 12 Min Read

Boeing needs 777X for far more than just fighting Airbus

The company that once held a strategic aversion to enormous airplanes, now has the biggest one you can...
  • Industry Strategy
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 13 Min Read

New Boeing CEO says the future has to wait

“I'm just going to focus on the programs that we have right now,” said Calhoun.
  • Three Points
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 8 Min Read

Three Points: 777X first flight watch, Bombardier’s A220 exit, Joby and Toyota

Issue No. 22
  • Company Culture
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 13 Min Read

Simulators at the center of the Boeing’s future put spotlight on systemic issues

"Sometimes you have to let things fail big so that everyone can identify a problem."
  • China
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 11 Min Read

Signs of acceleration from China and Comac at the start of a new decade

The biggest story of the 2020s.
  • Company Culture
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 10 Min Read

New Boeing CEO tasked with fixing rifts he and the board helped cultivate

Its actions so far show that it’s not clear if it’s capable of doing so.
  • Aircraft Production
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 13 Min Read

Supply chain built on promise of 737 Max bumper crop braces for shutdown

“It’s like the key assumptions for everybody’s business model are suddenly at risk."
  • Aviation Safety
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 9 Min Read

Pilot procedure confusion adds new complication to Boeing 737 Max return

Final approvals slipping into February.
  • Three Points
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 12 Min Read

Three Points: A321XLRs for United, 737 Max checklist testing, hairy landings, Dubai Air Show redux

Issue No. 21
  • Aviation Safety
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 8 Min Read

Boeing 737 Max re-certification likely to slide into 2020, Ryanair model faces new ‘design issue’

A “slight and decreasing” chance that the FAA will clear the 737 Max for U.S. service in 2019.
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