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
  • 8 Min Read

Pat Shanahan’s sharp turn from tactics to strategy

I covered Pat Shanahan's rise at Boeing for nearly a decade. Here's what I learned about him.
  • Dispatches
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 2 Min Read

Mitsubishi and Bombardier trade legal barbs over recruitment and trade secrets

Point/Counterpoint: On October 21, Bombardier filed suit against Mitsubishi Aircraft Company (Mitac) and...
  • Aircraft Production
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 9 Min Read

A tempest rages around Boeing’s quiet island outpost in China

The island off the coast of Shanghai, however, is relative tranquility in the eye of the economic storm.
  • Aircraft Development
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 13 Min Read

Tracing the origins of Boeing’s ‘Diamond’ from Apollo to NMA

"Black Diamond was about bringing scar tissue [from 787] to bear."
  • Aircraft Development
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 10 Min Read

China and Russia soften on CR929 tech transfer requirement

"The localization condition is welcomed but not mandatory," said a UAC source.
  • Aviation Safety
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 5 Min Read

Southwest is adding new angle of attack indicators to its 737 Max fleet

"The AOA indicator will provide a valuable supplemental cross-check in the event there is an erroneous...
  • Industry Strategy
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 11 Min Read

Supersupplier Collins Aerospace begins life counterbalancing a superduopoly

Collins' new boss on Day One wants to dispel a narrative and defuse some strategic tension.
  • Dispatches
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 4 Min Read

Airbus wages psychological warfare with its same decades-long strategy

It might not be close at hand, but the A321XLR, A320neo plus and A350neo are all in Airbus's DNA.
  • Aviation Safety
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 4 Min Read

Boeing CEO disputes MCAS details “intentionally withheld” from airlines

"That's simply untrue," wrote Muilenburg to employees.
  • Aviation Safety
  • Jon Ostrower
  • 6 Min Read

What is the Boeing 737 Max Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System?

Boeing quietly added a new system "to compensate for some unique aircraft handling characteristics."
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