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.

  • Aviation Safety
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 14 Min Read

Fresh 737 Max scars spur quick FAA moves on P&W 777s

The heavy impact of aviation's most acute contemporary crisis is only just beginning to be felt on...
  • Scoops
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 12 Min Read

FedEx and Sikorsky quietly begin single-pilot tests for cargo airliners

A modified ATR 42 began flight trials last week in Connecticut as part of an effort to test technology...
  • Three Points
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 9 Min Read

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

Issue No. 38
  • Scoops
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 15 Min Read

Southwest hits roadblock with Boeing & GE as it seeks 300 737s or A220s

Southwest knows a split fleet, along with a split pilot corps, is inevitable.
  • Three Points
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 10 Min Read

Three Points: Boeing’s new airplane steps, C919 to Canada, the Airchive

Issue No. 37
  • Industry Strategy
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 13 Min Read

Electric, supersonic startups lay down their industrial roots

The aerospace newcomers are beginning their transition from ambitious startups to brick and mortar...
  • Aircraft Development
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 8 Min Read

After Max, 787, tanker and spacecraft struggles, trouble comes to 777X

Boeing’s 777X flagship will still be a member of the 777 family, but not until late 2023.
  • Airlines
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 9 Min Read

Alaska maps its 2020s with Boeing and leaves Virgin strategy behind

A Max driven fleet and a regional aircraft review are on tap for 2021.
  • Aircraft Development
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 28 Min Read

Boeing’s MCAS on the 737 Max may not have been needed at all

The haunting postscript to the 737 Max’s infamous flight control system.
  • China
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 15 Min Read

China’s civil aircraft projects face derailment with new U.S. restrictions

While the U.S. and China veer ever closer to an economic uncoupling, the move threatens to derail the...
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