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 Leasing
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 16 Min Read

Inside a failed attempt to repo an Aeroflot A321neo in Egypt

Amid western sanctions, Russia tries to hold on to its fleet, threatening to collapse the international...
  • Industry Strategy
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 11 Min Read

Boeing reliance on Russia underscores aerospace industry’s failure to have it all

The western civil and defense aerospace business has long believed that Russia could be its customer,...
  • Industry Strategy
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 13 Min Read

Disconnecting Russia from aviation’s world order came gradually – then all at once

The economic and industrial disconnection of Russia from global aviation has been escalating over the...
  • Aircraft Development
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 19 Min Read

Eviation zaps its uncharacteristically candid founder

“If it has to blow up, it should blow up today,” says Eviation CEO and founder Bar-Yohay after abrupt...
  • Aircraft Development
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 17 Min Read

FAA not giving an inch as Boeing big jet programs face slide

Influential customer has “hard time seeing” 787 deliveries resuming before July, 777X certification...
  • Aircraft Development
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 9 Min Read

Once an afterthought, new Boeing & Airbus freighters get tailored in pandemic era

In a bid to reconstitute twin-aisle jet production, Airbus and Boeing create bespoke airplanes for the...
  • TAC Explains
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 12 Min Read

Ukraine-Russia conflict could derail global aerospace

How the already-weakened aviation business is acutely vulnerable to an escalated conflict between...
  • Aviation Safety
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 10 Min Read

5G network deployment in the U.S. spawns a cluster of disruption

Boeing recommends 777 operators avoid U.S. airports without proper clearance on the reliability of their...
  • Valuable Resources
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 2 Min Read

Airbus & Boeing 2021 deliveries: An interactive data visualization

The Air Current dissects Boeing & Airbus industrial output in 2021 with an interactive visualization.
  • Aviation Safety
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 11 Min Read

Emirates 777 close call in Dubai returns spotlight to automation over-reliance

On Dec. 20, a U.S.-bound Emirates flight came within 175 feet of impacting a neighborhood in Dubai.
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