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.

  • Dispatches
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 4 Min Read

China’s surveillance balloon deflates Boeing’s hopes for 737 delivery resumption

Spy balloons signal a return of Cold War surveillance tactics.
  • Aircraft Production
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 11 Min Read

Supply chain fragility drives fourth 737 Max line decision

Over time, Boeing's commercial airplane boss wants a four-way split across its single-aisle production...
  • Aircraft Production
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 6 Min Read

Boeing to open 737 Max line at Everett plant

Open space for 737 Max in Everett after 787 consolidation, 777X delays & 747 sunset.
  • Company Culture
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 11 Min Read

Boeing faces a legal catch-22 in upcoming Max fraud arraignment

After explicitly accepting responsibility in 2021 with the DOJ, can Boeing plead not guilty to the same...
  • Industry Strategy
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 17 Min Read

NASA gives Boeing a second shot at reshaping commercial aviation

The U.S. puts its “finger on the scale” for new Boeing jetliner development.
  • Valuable Resources
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 3 Min Read

Airbus & Boeing 2022 deliveries: An interactive data visualization

The Air Current dissects Boeing & Airbus industrial output in 2022 with an interactive visualization.
  • Aircraft Development
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 14 Min Read

Boeing exits 2022 with congressional exemption for Max

Controversy created by politics ends with a political resolution.
  • Aircraft Production
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 11 Min Read

With hundreds ordered, United wonders when its new fleet will arrive

Also United has ‘handshake’ agreement for Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines for A321neo fleet.
  • Industry Strategy
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 15 Min Read

United mega-deal sets carrier on a three-decade journey of constrained expansion

No new runways and no new clean sheet Boeing airplanes, as United doubles down on up to 300 more 787 and...
  • Technology
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 14 Min Read

Airbus quietly cultivates ‘building block’ tech for A320 successor

ZeroE gets the headlines, but previously unreported eAction program centers on the next evolution of...
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