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.

  • Three Points
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 12 Min Read

Three Points: A reflection on Afghanistan, Embraer’s turboprop rethink, A350’s paint headache

Issue No. 45
  • China
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 15 Min Read

Boeing’s Max lands in China amid a fog of political uncertainty

Challenges from logistical to geopolitical permeate every level of the Boeing’s 737 Max visit to China.
  • Three Points
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 10 Min Read

Three Points: Airbus & Boeing freighters, swappable aircraft batteries, Cockpit Casual

Issue No. 44
  • Aircraft Production
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 13 Min Read

A question of profitability again hangs over Boeing’s 787

The Air Current explains Boeing's jetliner program accounting.
  • Aircraft Production
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 16 Min Read

Boeing grapples with a ‘Pandora’s box’ on 787

The manufacturing quality inspection and rework saga for Boeing’s 787 is now nearing the one-year mark.
  • Three Points
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 9 Min Read

Three Points: Delta’s deals are done, business travel’s green shoots, Alice’s new look

Issue No. 43
  • Airlines
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 14 Min Read

United & Delta, head-to-head, chart different paths for fleet additions

United unveiled a record deal on Tuesday for 270 new Boeing and Airbus jets, but don’t take your eye off...
  • Scoops
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 3 Min Read

Amazon Air set to add ATR turboprops to freighter fleet

A large turboprop freighter opens a new front in its strategy as it expands its reach to smaller...
  • Aircraft Development
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 17 Min Read

Airbus pivots A350 to cargo to fix its freighter fortunes

Seeing an opening with uncertain Boeing product strategy, Airbus advances toward an A350 freighter....
  • Aircraft Production
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 15 Min Read

As China freezes out Boeing, Airbus ramp grows output imbalance

“Boeing is very much relying upon that commercial pressure from the airlines in China, putting political...
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