Three Points: Composite wing R&D, e-taxi trials, United’s longer-legged 787s

Issue No. 33

Boeing and Airbus have made major breakthroughs in research in development for the next generation of composite wings.
After more than a decade of development, WheelTug’s electric taxi system goes public with demonstrations in the U.S.
United’s new India flights will feature upgraded 787-9s with the help of small tweaks from Boeing. The airline studied a very different direction for the new ultra long-range routes.

Jon Ostrower

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.

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