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.

  • Airlines
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 5 Min Read

The surprisingly fast growth of the Africa-China airlink

No market will grow faster over the next decade.
  • Airlines
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 4 Min Read

The plan to merge Republic and Trans States is near death

United Airlines withheld its support.
  • Aircraft Development
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 6 Min Read

Boeing has a clear path to picking engines, offering, launching the NMA

Boeing's timeline to launch the 797 is picking up speed.
  • Industry Strategy
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 3 Min Read

Airbus, Eric Schulz and the strategic rejection of outsiders

Airbus has seen this before.
  • Aircraft Development
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 5 Min Read

Comac looks to new shapes for its own future NMA

What's China's fourth airliner project going to be?
  • Dispatches
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 2 Min Read

Beyond the carrier deck: A glimpse at the 777X folding wingtip

That’s no Navy jet: As part of a periodic series of factory floor live broadcasts, Boeing gave a...
  • Airports
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 5 Min Read

Mapping China’s expansive African aviation infrastructure projects

Xi Jinping and the seeding of China's airliner export market
  • Dispatches
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 2 Min Read

Boeing shows off longer legs for 737 Max 10

In an incremental age, the landing gear designer gets top billing: Boeing formally unveiled the modified...
  • Aircraft Production
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 10 Min Read

Echoes of 1997 production meltdown in 737 pileup

What's going on with Boeing in Renton?
  • Dispatches
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 1 Min Read

Alaska adds another Amazon HQ2 city to its network

Air service as HQ2 bellwether: Alaska Airlines on Wednesday announced they will launch new flights from...
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