Endlessly fascinated by things in the sky. Editor-in-chief of @theaircurrent.com, co-host of @theairshowpodcast.com and co-founder of @yawmanflight.com. CNN, WSJ & Flightglobal alum. Standby for news...
Jon Ostrower
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Helios Horizon claims to have made "the first flight of a human-piloted electric plane powered by solid-state batteries." Some battery experts would quibble with their definition, but it's still an impressive achievement, as I report for @theaircurrent.com: theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc...
Time to go for a ride. Heading from SJK to GPX. Gotta make sure the Shuttle still has a place to land.
The United States’ air transport system is going in reverse
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The reasons Spirit Airlines failed are also why United wants American
A special report report from @theaircurrent.com theaircurrent.com/airlines/spe...
Special Report: The reasons Spirit Airlines failed are also why United wants American theaircurrent.com/airlines/spe... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent
My non-aviation husband often asks me what all us avgeeks talk about when we’re together.
@jonostrower.com’s New Yorker-length missive on the state of our industry is the perfect answer to his question: Seats. Aircraft orders. Customer trends. And, my personal favorite, airport costs. 🧵
Boeing explores hiking 737 production close to rival Airbus’s stratospheric target theaircurrent.com/aircraft-pro... (via @juliejohnsson.bsky.social) #staycurrent
Is the US airline industry at carrying capacity?
Excellent long-form analysis from @jonostrower.com in @theaircurrent.com.
No one would ever fly again.
About to make my first long haul in ages on a non-WiFi equipped airplane and I’m actually quite excited about the opportunity to disconnect. Next stop, Rio for the IATA AGM!
Episode 100 of @theairshowpodcast.com is a companion to this special report from @theaircurrent.com. In short, U.S. airlines are going backward…fast. I break down the thesis, the significant supporting evidence and Brett and Brian tell me why I’m wrong. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Program performs first flight with so-called “solid-state batteries” that will power its stratospheric record attempt
