Jon Ostrower

Aerospace Beat Reporter, Wall Street Journal

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Aerospace & Boeing beat reporter for The Wall Street Journal. Adopted Chicagoan. Find me: jon.ostrower(-at-)wsj.com

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20,280 tweets later...Today marks my 5th anniversary of joining Twitter.

I-5 bridge collapses over Skagit River; cars in the water

blogs.seattletimes.com — An Interstate 5 bridge collapsed into the Skagit River on Thursday evening, according to the Washington State Patrol. Trooper Mark Francis wrote on Twitter that people and cars are in the water. Both the north bound and south bound lanes were in the water, Francis wrote. "I don't have much info.
RT @jasonpaur: Feel like the airline’s cruise control is stuck at Mach .85? It’s probably because you’re too cheap to fly faster. https://t…

You’re Too Cheap to Fly Faster

medium.com — As much as the computer age, we are living in the age of speed. Chuck Yeager reached Mach 1 and broke the sound barrier in 1947, the year of the first electronic programmable computer. Commercial trans-Atlantic jet service began in 1958, the year of the first transistor and integrated circuit.
bit.ly/13NsM5D "Why can't there be a May 39th?" said anyone preparing for the Paris Air Show (h/t @ethanklapper)

ethanklapper: Yes, I'll put it on my calendar ...

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RT @RAeSTimR: KC-46 assembly begins June 26, 2013 in Everett - with long lead wing parts.
RT @fieldproducer: Just received a classic PR email: 'Please use the important press release below in your upcoming issue of The Wall Stree…

Tablet use soars among U.S. airline passengers

usatoday.com — Passengers are increasingly relying on their tablets and other personal electronic devices for entertainment and work on U.S. domestic flights, despite a ban on their use during takeoff and landing, a study to be released Wednesday concludes.
@jerrytroll I'm sorry, what is this Internet you speak of? And where did all the 'e's go?
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