Jon Ostrower

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…

After taking off at 10:54 a.m. PDT, NASA's quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft returned prematurely following a return-to-base call. The pilot and aircraft landed safely and successfully. More information is forthcoming.

An airport in rural Spain has become a parking lot for stranded aircraft in Europe due to the Middle East conflict as drones and missile launches by US, Israel and Iran have forced countries to close their airspace and reroute flights

Welcome to Charlotte, Etihad. From Charlotte Douglas International Airport: Etihad’s new nonstop service to Abu Dhabi will become the longest flight operated from CLT, with a flight time of more than 14 hours. Etihad plans to operate four flights weekly on its 371-seat Airbus A350-1000. This marks the first scheduled service of the Airbus A350-1000 in CLT’s history. Etihad is the first foreign flag airline to launch service at CLT since 2018, when Volaris began nonstop flights to Guadalajara, Mexico. Charlotte now has 44 international destinations around the globe. Photos courtesy Charlotte Douglas International Airport

United Airlines planning for oil to reach record $175/barrel, cutting 5% capacity theaircurrent.com/intel/united-a… (via TAC/Intel)

Russia offered to curb its support for Iran if US halted aid to Ukraine ft.trib.al/39YsPW9

Pentagon's restrictions on press violate the first and fifth Amendment, a federal judge rules.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's military warns 'parks, recreational areas and tourist destinations' worldwide won't be safe for enemies.

“Just as Ukraine was a wake-up call for the entire world...I think Iran is a second wake-up call in that we’re seeing the most well-capitalized, best organized militaries in the world run out of some things pretty quickly." theaircurrent.com/defense/drone-…

Drone tech company Swarmer expands focus beyond Ukraine with sensational IPO theaircurrent.com/defense/drone-… (via @elanhead) #staycurrent

NTSB investigating close call between FedEx, Alaska Airlines jets reuters.com/business/aeros…

The NTSB is investigating a close call at Newark Liberty Airport on March 17 in which an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 overflew a FedEx Boeing 777 while both jets were attempting to land on crossing runways.

IMO high likelihood that another big Israeli strike on Iranian oil or gas production is going to follow today or tomorrow. This gets much worse before it gets better.

@SamOgozalek @politico Hi Sam, @theaircurrent reported this in September of last year. theaircurrent.com/regulation/faa…

Scoop: The FAA’s move to Navy Yard faces a major obstacle: Not enough space, according to a document reviewed by @politico. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/0…

Cash Dubai crude (balance of the month) just broke above $170 per barrel. To my knowledge, no crude has ever commanded more than $170/bbl before.

BREAKING: Qatar's Ministry of Interior is reporting a fire in the Ras Laffan area - home to the world's largest LNG production facility - following an "Iranian targeting". 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/b8762y?update=…

FAA clears Boeing 777-9 to begin first part of TIA Phase 4 certification trials theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatche… (via @jonostrower) #staycurrent

What happens when Iran targets one of the world's busiest international airports? I spoke with @DXB CEO Paul Griffiths about resilience, recovery, and keeping passenger moving safely.

Largest number of PLA aircraft since February:

Found what I was looking for! I should’ve known @AvWeekGuy had them in his study.

Random question: Does anyone have the April 1989 editions of Flight International Magazine?