Jon Ostrower

Editor-in-chief of @theaircurrent, co-founder @yawmanflight. Chaser of things that fly, dad, unapologetic geek. CNN, WSJ & Flightglobal alum.

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United Restricts Access for Third-Party AI Agents https://t.co/8eOPY5LwiD (via @united)

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USAF: Widebody Underproduction May Hamper Civil Reserve Air Fleet https://t.co/CctK5Ox337 (via @beverstine)

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UPDATED: Boeing reported its October 2026 deliveries, adding 49 aircraft to its year-to-date tally which now stands at 524 for the year. Dig in. https://t.co/3P5RQ5amYp

[Edward Russell @ByERussell]

"We need to go as fast possible in that direction," @united Chief Commercial Officer Andrew Nocella pointing in the direction of the future western extension of the E Gates at @Dulles_Airport.

Building out the E Gates is a necessary prerequisite to closing C-D.

[Will Guisbond @willguisbond]

BREAKING: Boeing Commercial Airplanes to cut 5% of its workforce. "Adjusting our production schedules and reducing aircraft output puts us in an overstaffed position," BCA CEO Stephanie Pope tells employees in an internal message.

Story on @TheTerminal

[Ben Bearup @TheAviationBeat]

Latest construction update from Boeing's new 2nd 787 Dreamliner assembly line in Charleston.

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

The living connection from Apollo 9 to Artemis III... just extraordinary 🇺🇸

[Nathan Moeller 🇺🇸 @TheAstroN8]

Looks like this UPS MD-11 is getting scrapped in place in Houston.

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With all this Singapore Airlines interior news of the last few days, I get a kick out of the lede of this 2018 story about how the 777X's folding winglets work. https://t.co/Vu6tYsjSEH

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This is the first 777-9 LOPA to be released. 300 seats in total with both the longer fuselage and reshaped cabin for 10-abreast in economy. Current SQ 777-300ER layout is 264 (4/48/28/184).

[Andreas Spaeth @SpaethFlies]

Finally revealed today: @SingaporeAir #boeing7779 seatmap. Heavily geared towards premium pax with 6F, 54C, PremiumEco 36, Y204, total 300. In the skies hopefully from second half 2027 #paxex #avgeek

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Visits to this story has been bonkers and we wanted to give you a way to read without a full subscription to The Air Current. Many have asked us to try one-off access. Here it is! https://t.co/Hzt0s3z8oD 👇

[Adam Nathan @adampnathan]

If your airline gets bought, your hub is in trouble.

I went back through the last five big US airline mergers. The airline that got bought brought 14 hubs in the first four deals, and nine of them have less flying today. The buyers had 18, and only four do.

It didn't even matter who ended up running the place.

[The Air Current @theaircurrent]

U.S. Air Force to begin year-round operations at rebuilt World War II-era Pacific airfields. (via @__CJohnston__) #staycurrent
https://t.co/gBKg2Kw8iL

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UPDATED: Our 68-year exploration of airliner deliveries now has Airbus’s October 2026 handovers. We’ve also added a host of new features. Dig in. https://t.co/PpVbLf7ftz

[The Air Current @theaircurrent]

New from @elanhead: Beta and Joby bullish on prospects for commercial operations under eIPP #staycurrent https://t.co/d6Hb27AycC

[Blake Scholl 🛫 @bscholl]

A lot of people think Boom is dividing our efforts equally between supersonic and energy—or that we've abandoned supersonic entirely and are only doing energy.

Neither of those is correct. Here's what we're really doing.

Boom is very deliberately doing energy first, then supersonic. We'll get the engine working on the ground, generating gigawatts and gigadollars. Then we'll take everything we've learned (and some of the cash) and build the supersonic airliner.

Right now, we have ~165 people, of which ~5 are on the airplane.

This might mean that Overture will be a year or two later than we hoped—but also the probability that it actually happens is much, much greater than ever before. United's CEO gave us 50/50 odds, which I see as a strong endorsement. Never before in history has there been *any* effort with a 50% chance of producing a practical supersonic airliner!

By the time Superpower ships to customers next year, I think the odds will be well over 50%.

And for me personally, I'm just 100% committed to both energy and flight. I'm here for the day when we have to explain to kids that NYC to SF used to take 6 hours and that supersonic flight wasn't normal.

[UPS Airlines @UPSAirlines]

One year after Flight 2976, we remember the 15 lives lost and hold their loved ones close in our hearts.

We remain grateful to the first responders, community partners, Louisville residents and UPSers who showed extraordinary care and compassion in the days that followed and who continue to support one another.

Today, we pause to honor those we lost, support all who were affected, and recognize the strength of a community that came together in a moment of unimaginable heartbreak.

[Eric Kulisch @ericreports]

More examples of airlines looking to leverage the cargo demand from hyperscalers, this time from Emirates. . . https://t.co/Dg8c7Fm4lv