Blogger gets off ground with 787
Political junkie broke news about Dreamliner delays
By Julie Johnsson - Chicago Tribune
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Blogger Jon Ostrower started out with little more than a battered Dell laptop and a goal of detailing the creation of a groundbreaking airplane, Boeing's 787 Dreamliner.
Ostrower had neither aerospace nor journalism training. But in little more than 18 months, the 24-year-old has significantly altered how aerospace is covered, a world in which work is cloaked in secrecy.
Writing late at night from his Boston living room, he emerged as the go-to source of information about the world's first jetliner made from superhardened plastics, breaking stories of its production woes at a Seattle-area factory.
"This guy's track record is almost in a class by itself," said Richard Aboulafia, who is among the many aviation analysts who read Ostrower closely.
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on October 20, 2008 5:35 PM | Reply
Just read it. Great stuff. I remember when you started off it was great. Now it is just true brilliance!
on October 20, 2008 7:17 PM | Reply
You've sharpened us all up, Jon. You appear to have majored on "All The President's Men," which hacks all should read annually. Of course, Runway Girl also keeps us on our toes...
on October 20, 2008 9:40 PM | Reply
Who is this Runway Girl you speak of...oh, why there she is to the right hand side of this screen directly under the Flightglobal Blogroll. Definitely worth a read. :)
on October 21, 2008 12:41 AM | Reply
Checked my old mail to see if I told you so. YES, I told you so. Congrats on arriving ... Lee
on October 21, 2008 5:14 AM | Reply
Mate you deserve whatever praise you get! I too remember when you first started out, and I love the way you still manage to be a professional "one of us." You haven't let it get to your head, or in the way of your updates.
Keep up the great work - hell I wish I could walk in your shoes down here in Australia!
on October 21, 2008 12:34 PM | Reply
Thanks for creating (forcing?) more open and transparent communications. In the end, whether OEM, customer or interested public, everybody benefits from correct and timely information. Great work in applying new tools to that end.
One small remark, not on you, but on Jeff Jarvis' quote in the article "Even mistakes are OK if you correct them quickly". Remembering what happened to UAL shares and a certain article revived by Google News, small mistakes can have big consequences, in very short timespans. Don't go by the Jarvis dogma regardless...
Keep it up!