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
  • 10 Min Read

737 Max grounding tests Southwest’s relationship with Boeing

Southwest kicks the tires on the Airbus A220 in Europe.
  • Airlines
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 9 Min Read

Understanding the formula behind how Delta buys airplanes

Delta's approach blurs the line between a traditional provider of air transport and its broader industry...
  • Airlines
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 10 Min Read

JetBlue doesn’t think flying to London is all that radical

“This is not going to be a logically fought, rationally fought battle."
  • Aircraft Production
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 4 Min Read

Boeing throttles back on 737 output as suppliers were speeding up

In 59 days, Boeing’s production freight train was set to accelerate. Instead, with the 737 Max grounded...
  • Aviation Safety
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 13 Min Read

Vestigial design issue clouds 737 Max crash investigations

A 53-year old idiosyncrasy in the 737's design is expected to become a focus of the inquests.
  • Aircraft Development
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 9 Min Read

737 Max grounding threatens to unravel the aviation certification world order

Eschewing any divergence, the FAA plans multilateral technical review of 737 Max with NASA, nine...
  • Aviation Safety
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 10 Min Read

Boeing details changes to MCAS and training for 737 Max

For the second time in six years, Boeing is forced to defend the safety of one of its airplanes after it...
  • Aircraft Production
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 11 Min Read

737 Max airlines take cover under the wing of a black swan

An industry worries about a perfect storm of uncertainly, a crisis of confidence and a glut of airplanes.
  • Aviation Safety
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 11 Min Read

The world pulls the Andon Cord on the 737 Max

Boeing finds itself in the middle of two catastrophic aberrations in an era of unprecedented aviation...
  • Aviation Safety
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 7 Min Read

China’s aviation regulator orders grounding of 737 Max

China's aviation regulator has ordered the 737 Max fleet grounded.
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