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.

  • Historical Context
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 21 Min Read

The jumbo era that wasn’t

Unearthing the lost 1992 McDonnell Douglas MD-12 program review, held 30 years ago today.
  • Aircraft Development
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 12 Min Read

Trump Air Force One deal leaves Boeing with $1B hangover

The USAF’s VC-25Bs must meet the latest FAA wiring standards and Boeing has to retrofit them on...
  • Aircraft Development
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 10 Min Read

Boeing preps 777X for slip deep into 2024, as it triages 787 & 737 Max 10

The supertwin’s arrival to market set to slide again as 737 Max 10 deadline looms and resuming 787...
  • Supply Chain
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 18 Min Read

Russian titanium avoids the crossfire between east and west

The industrial politics of titanium leaves the precious aerospace metal out of the economic warfare...
  • Aircraft Development
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 4 Min Read

New photo adds to the mystery of China’s MA700 regional turboprop

A fresh sign that China’s homegrown MA700 regional turboprop is flying, but with whose engines?
  • Aircraft Production
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 7 Min Read

Boeing slows way down on Chinese 737 Max production

Boeing’s inventory of 737 Max jets is a geopolitical parking lot.
  • Industry Strategy
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 14 Min Read

The Russian aircraft fleet is set on a course to crumble, but it won’t happen overnight

The nationalization and theft of the Russian civil aircraft fleet is a watershed moment.
  • Aviation Safety
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 4 Min Read

China Eastern 5735’s sudden sharp dive put in context

The Air Current compares historical high rates of descent for key air accidents.
  • Valuable Resources
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 2 Min Read

The western airliner fleet inside Russia: An interactive data visualization

Where all the western aircraft inside Russia are and who operates & owns them.
  • 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...
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