Will Guisbond
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Staff Reporter at @theaircurrent.com. Flies airplanes. Writes about airplanes. Former Vertical Magazine. Signal: willguisbond.11
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Just to really put a very fine point on it. As we note on this chart, 75 feet is less than the wingspan of this CRJ700.
December 25, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Just to really put a very fine point on it. As we note on this chart, 75 feet is less than the wingspan of this CRJ700.
For the last few months, I've been working on a story about January's crash near Washington, D.C. What I learned was that it was simply an accident waiting to happen.
Special Report: The night everything at DCA finally went wrong (via @theaircurrent.com) theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf...
Special Report: The night everything at DCA finally went wrong (via @theaircurrent.com) theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf...
Special Report: The night everything at DCA finally went wrong
D.C. midair crash was the result of a complete collapse of the protections designed to keep aviation safe — and the institutions that design and maintain them
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December 18, 2025 at 6:26 PM
For the last few months, I've been working on a story about January's crash near Washington, D.C. What I learned was that it was simply an accident waiting to happen.
Special Report: The night everything at DCA finally went wrong (via @theaircurrent.com) theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf...
Special Report: The night everything at DCA finally went wrong (via @theaircurrent.com) theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf...
Rep. Troy Nehls says the U.S. House T&I cmte will mark up a bill on Thursday advancing efforts to repeal restrictions on supersonic flight.
December 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Rep. Troy Nehls says the U.S. House T&I cmte will mark up a bill on Thursday advancing efforts to repeal restrictions on supersonic flight.
FAA chief Bryan Bedford says President Donald Trump demanded a $200 mm reduction in fee costs w/ Peraton for its role as ATC modernization integrator.
December 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
FAA chief Bryan Bedford says President Donald Trump demanded a $200 mm reduction in fee costs w/ Peraton for its role as ATC modernization integrator.
FAA chief Bryan Bedford says at Congressional hearing that he cannot comment on NDAA as its going through the lawmaking process, but adds: "Our intent is not to go back to where we were prior to Jan. 29"
Says FAA was not consulted on the provision w/ a technical briefing, as is usually the case.
Says FAA was not consulted on the provision w/ a technical briefing, as is usually the case.
December 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
FAA chief Bryan Bedford says at Congressional hearing that he cannot comment on NDAA as its going through the lawmaking process, but adds: "Our intent is not to go back to where we were prior to Jan. 29"
Says FAA was not consulted on the provision w/ a technical briefing, as is usually the case.
Says FAA was not consulted on the provision w/ a technical briefing, as is usually the case.
Sen. Ted Cruz equates the recent JetBlue/DOD near-miss near Venezuela with the ADS-B convo around the DCA mid-air collision, pointing out that the DOD aircraft this weekend "wasn't broadcasting its location" as its transponder was off.
Important: transponders are NOT the same as ADS-B.
Important: transponders are NOT the same as ADS-B.
December 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Sen. Ted Cruz equates the recent JetBlue/DOD near-miss near Venezuela with the ADS-B convo around the DCA mid-air collision, pointing out that the DOD aircraft this weekend "wasn't broadcasting its location" as its transponder was off.
Important: transponders are NOT the same as ADS-B.
Important: transponders are NOT the same as ADS-B.
This statement here highlights the challenge with NDAA. Nehls, aviation subcom. chair, says he has concerns w/ section unwinding DCA safety initiatives. BUT he voted for it anyways - because NDAA is a huge vehicle & must pass.
Now goes to the Senate. I wouldn’t be surprised if this becomes law.
Now goes to the Senate. I wouldn’t be surprised if this becomes law.
December 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This statement here highlights the challenge with NDAA. Nehls, aviation subcom. chair, says he has concerns w/ section unwinding DCA safety initiatives. BUT he voted for it anyways - because NDAA is a huge vehicle & must pass.
Now goes to the Senate. I wouldn’t be surprised if this becomes law.
Now goes to the Senate. I wouldn’t be surprised if this becomes law.
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Why are helicopter folks so skeptical of eVTOL developers' projected certification timelines? In part, it's because the 🚁 industry has struggled to get even basic safety upgrades certified by the FAA in recent years, as I wrote about for Vertical Magazine: verticalmag.com/features/tra...
Tracking the helicopter certification slowdown: causes and consequences
Certifying new rotorcraft technology has become increasingly challenging, particularly in the U.S. What’s the hold-up?
verticalmag.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Why are helicopter folks so skeptical of eVTOL developers' projected certification timelines? In part, it's because the 🚁 industry has struggled to get even basic safety upgrades certified by the FAA in recent years, as I wrote about for Vertical Magazine: verticalmag.com/features/tra...
Exclusive: A group of bipartisan lawmakers have introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that would reinstate an aviation-specific SAF tax credit repealed by the One Big Beautiful Bill in July (via @theaircurrent.com): theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc...
U.S. SAF tax credit gets new life in bipartisan House legislation
Small group of lawmakers seeks to reinstate aviation-specific biofuel subsidy
theaircurrent.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Exclusive: A group of bipartisan lawmakers have introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that would reinstate an aviation-specific SAF tax credit repealed by the One Big Beautiful Bill in July (via @theaircurrent.com): theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc...
BREAKING: Peraton selected as "prime integrator" for ATC modernization project, U.S. DOT announces.
December 4, 2025 at 11:46 PM
BREAKING: Peraton selected as "prime integrator" for ATC modernization project, U.S. DOT announces.
FAA ‘public charter’ regulatory crackdown stalls under Trump administration (via Flight Global) www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/fa...
FAA ‘public charter’ regulatory crackdown stalls under Trump administration
US public charter carriers including JSX and SkyWest Charter appear temporarily safe from proposed FAA regulatory changes that threatened their business models, as the FAA reviews the initiative.
www.flightglobal.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:26 PM
FAA ‘public charter’ regulatory crackdown stalls under Trump administration (via Flight Global) www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/fa...
Big news for NYC airports:
Rick Cotton, Head of the Port Authority, Is Stepping Down (via @nytimes.com) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
Rick Cotton, Head of the Port Authority, Is Stepping Down (via @nytimes.com) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
Rick Cotton, Head of the Port Authority, Is Stepping Down
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Big news for NYC airports:
Rick Cotton, Head of the Port Authority, Is Stepping Down (via @nytimes.com) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
Rick Cotton, Head of the Port Authority, Is Stepping Down (via @nytimes.com) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
NEWS: Rep. Troy Nehls, chair of the house aviation subcommittee, will not seek re-election next year.
Nehls has been a staunch advocate of Age 67, paying controllers during shutdowns, etc.
Nehls has been a staunch advocate of Age 67, paying controllers during shutdowns, etc.
November 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
NEWS: Rep. Troy Nehls, chair of the house aviation subcommittee, will not seek re-election next year.
Nehls has been a staunch advocate of Age 67, paying controllers during shutdowns, etc.
Nehls has been a staunch advocate of Age 67, paying controllers during shutdowns, etc.
I asked lawmakers about the political feasibility of proposals to exempt FAA from the effects of future shutdowns. Many were supportive. Few were optimistic about it happening.
Seeking a solution to aviation’s government shutdown problem (via @theaircurrent.com): theaircurrent.com/aviation-pol...
Seeking a solution to aviation’s government shutdown problem (via @theaircurrent.com): theaircurrent.com/aviation-pol...
Seeking a solution to aviation’s government shutdown problem
Lawmakers support insulating the FAA from future shutdowns in principle, but see proposals as politically unlikely
theaircurrent.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I asked lawmakers about the political feasibility of proposals to exempt FAA from the effects of future shutdowns. Many were supportive. Few were optimistic about it happening.
Seeking a solution to aviation’s government shutdown problem (via @theaircurrent.com): theaircurrent.com/aviation-pol...
Seeking a solution to aviation’s government shutdown problem (via @theaircurrent.com): theaircurrent.com/aviation-pol...
Good summary here by Colleen of a very strange hearing
Short thread on the Senate Subcommittee hearing today on how the shutdown affected flight safety. The whole thing can be found here.
I just rewatched it so you don't have to. Main point - this was pointless. Now, onto what was said & why it hardly mattered. /1 hozzl.com/p/youtubevid...
I just rewatched it so you don't have to. Main point - this was pointless. Now, onto what was said & why it hardly mattered. /1 hozzl.com/p/youtubevid...
Hozzl: CommerceRepublicans - Flying on Empty: How Shutdowns Threaten Air Safety, T
CommerceRepublicans released a new video. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Tran...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Good summary here by Colleen of a very strange hearing
The irony of this hearing -- which was called to examine how partisan shutdowns impact aviation -- is that it has turned into an *actual* partisan fight, further drawing aviation into a political maelstrom.
Light attendance for a hearing about the impacts of shutdowns on aviation. This is expected to be … fiery.
November 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The irony of this hearing -- which was called to examine how partisan shutdowns impact aviation -- is that it has turned into an *actual* partisan fight, further drawing aviation into a political maelstrom.
Light attendance for a hearing about the impacts of shutdowns on aviation. This is expected to be … fiery.
November 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Light attendance for a hearing about the impacts of shutdowns on aviation. This is expected to be … fiery.
FAA Administrator Bedford confirms earlier @theaircurrent.com reporting at an industry event which said that the agency is not eyeing a full replacement of the common automation platform, a key ATC software technology.
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The ‘brand new’ ATC system might not be as new as you think
FAA Administrator anticipates final solicitation for an ATC modernization integrator will go live at the end of August
theaircurrent.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
FAA Administrator Bedford confirms earlier @theaircurrent.com reporting at an industry event which said that the agency is not eyeing a full replacement of the common automation platform, a key ATC software technology.
theaircurrent.com/air-traffic-...
theaircurrent.com/air-traffic-...
Breaking: FAA removes all scheduled flight restrictions effective tomorrow at 6 am:
November 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Breaking: FAA removes all scheduled flight restrictions effective tomorrow at 6 am:
BREAKING: FAA lowers scheduled flight capacity cuts to 3% starting tomorrow at 6 a.m.
November 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
BREAKING: FAA lowers scheduled flight capacity cuts to 3% starting tomorrow at 6 a.m.
Scoop: The FAA has asked forcefully-relocated Newark-area air traffic controllers to stay in Philadelphia for an additional two years as it looks to bolster its still-low staffing numbers (via @theaircurrent.com)
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theaircurrent.com/air-traffic-...
FAA asks relocated Newark controllers to stay in Philadelphia
Separate from shutdown chaos, lagging airspace relocation strategy triggers FAA to offer sweetened incentives
theaircurrent.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Scoop: The FAA has asked forcefully-relocated Newark-area air traffic controllers to stay in Philadelphia for an additional two years as it looks to bolster its still-low staffing numbers (via @theaircurrent.com)
theaircurrent.com/air-traffic-...
theaircurrent.com/air-traffic-...
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Key House Democrat supportive of DOT flight cuts after safety data briefing theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @willguisbond.com) #staycurrent
Key House Democrat supportive of DOT flight cuts after safety data briefing
Rep. Rick Larsen called for transparency when the plan was initially announced with little supporting data
theaircurrent.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Key House Democrat supportive of DOT flight cuts after safety data briefing theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @willguisbond.com) #staycurrent
New: Congressman Larsen told me that he came around on the DOT's flight cut justification after initially calling it “a dramatic and unprecedented step."
For @theaircurrent.com subs: read on for an interesting tidbit about his convo with FAA.
Read here: theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc...
For @theaircurrent.com subs: read on for an interesting tidbit about his convo with FAA.
Read here: theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc...
Key House Democrat supportive of DOT flight cuts after safety data briefing
Rep. Rick Larsen called for transparency when the plan was initially announced with little supporting data
theaircurrent.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:37 AM
New: Congressman Larsen told me that he came around on the DOT's flight cut justification after initially calling it “a dramatic and unprecedented step."
For @theaircurrent.com subs: read on for an interesting tidbit about his convo with FAA.
Read here: theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc...
For @theaircurrent.com subs: read on for an interesting tidbit about his convo with FAA.
Read here: theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc...
Updated White House guidance shows POTUS set to sign bill reopening the government at 9:45 p.m. Note: the House has not yet passed this legislation.
November 13, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Updated White House guidance shows POTUS set to sign bill reopening the government at 9:45 p.m. Note: the House has not yet passed this legislation.
BREAKING: DOT and FAA freeze U.S. scheduled flight capacity cuts at 6% citing "a rapid decline in controller callouts."
"Such strong staffing levels suggest a further ramp up in-flight reductions are not necessary to keep the traveling public safe."
Revised order: www.faa.gov/newsroom/Eme...
"Such strong staffing levels suggest a further ramp up in-flight reductions are not necessary to keep the traveling public safe."
Revised order: www.faa.gov/newsroom/Eme...
www.faa.gov
November 13, 2025 at 12:32 AM
BREAKING: DOT and FAA freeze U.S. scheduled flight capacity cuts at 6% citing "a rapid decline in controller callouts."
"Such strong staffing levels suggest a further ramp up in-flight reductions are not necessary to keep the traveling public safe."
Revised order: www.faa.gov/newsroom/Eme...
"Such strong staffing levels suggest a further ramp up in-flight reductions are not necessary to keep the traveling public safe."
Revised order: www.faa.gov/newsroom/Eme...