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 Production
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 4 Min Read

Boeing’s 747 Dreamlifter may get to haul 767 sections, too

A 20% boost in 767 freighter and KC-46 tanker production may come with some creative maneuvering to...
  • Airlines
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 6 Min Read

British Airways and the allure of Norwegian’s throttleable business

With all the subtlety of a Norwegian Air Shuttle nose cone, European airline behemoth IAG bought a chunk...
  • Industry Strategy
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 6 Min Read

Boeing, Embraer and the new superduopoly

The handover of the E190-E2 to Norway's Widerøe may very well be the final first delivery Embraer will...
  • Aircraft Development
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 6 Min Read

This is Boeing’s NMA

Exclusive: The Boeing 797 of 2025 will evolve out of this 2018 conceptual rendering of the New...
  • Aircraft Production
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 5 Min Read

China’s ARJ21 should scare Boeing and Airbus

A different way to think about China's aerospace technology crucible.
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