Jon Ostrower
@jonostrower
Editor-in-chief of @theaircurrent, co-founder @yawmanflight. Chaser of things that fly, dad, unapologetic geek. CNN, WSJ & Flightglobal alum.
It’s been brought to my attention that when I verified my account on Bl**sky it broke the earlier links to my account. Come find me here: bsky.app/profile/jonost…
Solid landing by the interns.
Congratulations to the Boeing and @AlaskaAir interns who flew into #OSH25 to celebrate wrapping up the 2025 Intern Challenge. These future aviation pros teamed up on an immersive mock airplane campaign to sharpen their presentation and negotiation skills, and learned the ins and…
via UAL: "A fire alarm sounded at our operations center, which caused employees to move to our nearby backup facility and resulted in a brief nationwide ground stop of United aircraft. Employees have returned to our primary operations center, & the ground stop has been lifted."
Unresolved engine anti-ice fix pushes 737 Max 7 and 10 certifications into 2026 theaircurrent.com/aircraft-devel… (via @jonostrower) #staycurrent
SCOOP: U.S. Army Aviation head reassigned ahead of DCA crash hearing theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatche… (via @willguisbond) #staycurrent
The FAA’s decades-long struggle to put a price on aviation safety theaircurrent.com/aviation-safet… (via @willguisbond) #staycurrent
Today, our team officially started production on the first 777-8 Freighter with the drilling of the initial spar. The 108-foot spars, front and rear, provide support to the wing. More: bit.ly/4lZBUTo
Beta advances stepwise certification approach with propeller approval from FAA theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatche… (via @elanhead) #staycurrent
Statement from NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy: “Recent media reports on the Air India 171 crash are premature and speculative. India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau just released its preliminary report. Investigations of this magnitude take time. We fully support the…
It ain’t clickbait if it’s a screenshot from the actual video right? 👀 Cockpit Casual - A Life Nomadic | Part Four "Helter Skelter" youtu.be/_IklKhKO0EI
From the National Tsunami Warning Center: 🔴 A TSUNAMI WARNING is posted for portions of Alaska following a M7.2 earthquake 50 miles S of Sand Point, Alaska, at 12:38pm AKDT July 16. A Tsunami Alert is for this event is posted at tsunami.gov
Thank you to @MenTourPilot for the generous endorsement and support of @theaircurrent in your latest video! youtu.be/lVS76zcpZok?si…
This photo popped up. Reminded me of the backstory behind why Vistara took these former Jet Airways 737s back in 2019. There was a clear method to the seeming madness 😉 A thread.
ATC staffing issues force relaxation of fatigue rules for 2026 theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatche… (via @willguisbond) #staycurrent
🎧 For the last month, @theaircurrent has been rolling out audio versions of our long form reporting. Enjoying TAC is now possible while you're driving, cooking, exercising or doing chores. Get started and try it with our deep-dive on cockpit video recorders from @elanhead.
"When pilots resisted cockpit cameras at the turn of the century, they were seeking the same privacy guarantees available to most people in professional occupations. Today, they are increasingly asking to remain an exception." theaircurrent.com/aviation-safet… (via @elanhead)
#A321xlr #Airbus #prototyp F-WWBZ for the Paris Air Show was the plane in Riyadh Air livery
"When pilots resisted cockpit cameras at the turn of the century, they were seeking the same privacy guarantees available to most people in professional occupations. Today, they are increasingly asking to remain an exception." theaircurrent.com/aviation-safet… (via @elanhead)
🔓The big Sunday read from @elanhead and @theaircurrent and available without a subscription. #AI171
In Air India’s wake, revisiting the case for cockpit video recorders theaircurrent.com/aviation-safet… (via @elanhead) #AI171 #staycurrent
In Air India’s wake, revisiting the case for cockpit video recorders theaircurrent.com/aviation-safet… (via @elanhead) #AI171 #staycurrent