Jon Ostrower

Been curious about @theaircurrent.com’s app but you’re not a subscriber, you say? Quite alright! Airflow, our stream of headlines, is free for all to enjoy. Perfect for following the Farnborough Airshow. Dive in! iPhone: apps.apple.com/us/app/the-a... Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...

My latest: "Carriers that began the year lining up lift to meet booming travel demand are now monitoring cash reserves as rising jet fuel outpaces revenue growth."

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Amid Boeing tiff, GE CEO says it’s making gains on 787 engine shipments. (via @juliejohnsson.bsky.social) theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... #staycurrent

1. 737 Max 10 launch 2. 737 Max 10 certification

Requisite photo shoot with the newly certified Max 10 here in Everett.

Via TAC/Intel: Boeing aiming for Canadian and European certification for 737-10 in “months” theaircurrent.com/intel/boeing...

Historical Airliner Deliveries: An Interactive Visualization theaircurrent.com/historical-a... #staycurrent

Alaska Airlines to commence 2 new routes: • Seattle (SEA) to Osaka (KIX) 4 weekly from May 14 • Seattle (SEA) to Papeete (PPT) 3 weekly from June 11 Operated with Hawaiian A330.

Paywall down for real now. Have at it.

Instrument flying gets a reinvention with new electric aircraft theaircurrent.com/aircraft-dev... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent

I’m enjoying this new part of the internet when I get stopped by Cloudflare and I’m asked to prove I’m a human and I’m just stuck in an endless loop of pressing a checkbox.

Roughly 65% of flights by the top 50 airlines between Asia, Australasia and Europe transit a tiny slice of airspace over Azerbaijan, according to @flightradar24.com data. That spikes to nearly 90% when excluding Chinese & Indian airlines with access to Russian airspace.

Dispatch: "Boeing’s 1,555 unfilled orders for the 737 Max 10 as of the end of September — the second highest in its backlog for any single model — set up the company for a windfall to support its financial and industrial recovery." via @jonostrower.com theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc...

Historically those who have tried to design flying cars typically have succeeded in designing both a crappy aircraft and a crappy car all in one go.

Scoop!!! Via @jonostrower.com

Boeing and FAA hold final meeting to clear 737 Max 10 for certification theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent

Roughly 65% of flights by the top 50 airlines between Asia, Australasia and Europe transit a tiny slice of airspace over Azerbaijan, according to @flightradar24.com data. That spikes to nearly 90% when excluding Chinese & Indian airlines with access to Russian airspace.

If you are a freelancer you need to know what happened to me and be ready for it. Two years after being sued, four years after the article was published, I am owed over $200,000 by the Plaintiff & have gotten nothing. How to you keep reporting after this? colleenmondor.substack.com/p/58-i-am-th...

Come for the mesmerizing graphic, stay for the discussion of the territorial disputes and spoofing squeezing a critical sliver of sky over Azerbaijan.

The world’s most important airspace is a sliver of sky between two wars theaircurrent.com/geopolitics/... (via @jonostrower.com & @bgarrettglaser.bsky.social) #staycurrent

Democratic lawmakers take aim at FAA’s new AI-driven air traffic tool theaircurrent.com/air-traffic-... (via @juliejohnsson.bsky.social) #staycurrent

In Home Alone, the McAllisters leave Chicago on a DC-10, but land in Paris aboard a 757. Catherine O’Hara then boards an MD-80 to fly from Paris to Dallas.

Normally, we release new videos on Friday, but we couldn’t wait that long to show you this trip. Our first 737 MAX flight deck and our first flight with Oman Air. Come along for the ride to Phuket and back! www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQlT...

Last week for this sweet girl

I'm really excited to share that in addition to my role at Infinite Flight I've been brought on board as Digital Marketing Specialist at @theaircurrent.com! @jonostrower.com and his team are the best in the business and I'm humbled by the chance to work with this amazing group of people. ✈️

If you're really bored and need a laugh, listen to @theairshowpodcast.com at .6x speed and we all sound like we're hammered. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

I'm never gonna be able to look at these the same way again.

New McDonaldland guy who smokes a lot.

Fascinating primer on airline joint ventures this week from @theairshowpodcast.com this week. @crankyflier.com takes us on a regulatory journey, which has had a profound impact on airplane design. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

We ain’t ‘fraid of no ghosts. www.flightradar24.com/N1810R/42004...

Glitches in the Boeing 737 MAX flight management software are nothing new. In fact, US airlines run an older version of the software on their planes because of the known issues, reports @jonostrower.com.

Maybe we don’t let the WSJ be the arbiter of culture. You like midcentury? Rock on. You like shag carpet? Do your thing. Don’t take style advice from a newspaper that would put commodity prices on the front page if an asteroid hit the earth.

Absolutely banger of a story from @elanhead.com and one with potentially major consequences for the whole space industry as the launch tempo increases. No paywall as with all our safety reporting.

FAA will accept more risk to aircraft from space debris under new policy theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent

A last-minute FAA safety review of an FMS software glitch ahead of the impending 737 Max 10 cert revealed that U.S. airlines have all been skipping the latest updates. I wanted to understand why. The answer is exploration of this industry's incredible complexity. (no paywall)

Incredibly thorough, detailed, and nuanced reporting on 737 Max FMS software issues and the complexity involved in fielding updates

All set up here for Alaska Air Group media day. The airline has announced its next salvo in the premium travel fight, queueing up big new lounges and cabins for the A330, 787 and a lie-flat transcon product on its eventually-incoming 737 Max 10s.

Boeing faces potential 737 Max 10 certification delay as FAA reviews software issue theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @juliejohnsson.bsky.social & @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent

Airport I most want to visit. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_...

New A321neo quality defect adds pressure to Airbus delivery schedule theaircurrent.com/aircraft-pro... (@jonostrower.com) #staycurrent