Will Guisbond
@willguisbond.com
Staff Reporter at @theaircurrent.com. Flies airplanes. Writes about airplanes. Former Vertical Magazine. Signal: willguisbond.11
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.
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.
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) has introduced a bill in the U.S. House which would "prohibit the restriction of commercial flights before the restriction of private flights during a lapse in appropriations." www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) has introduced a bill in the U.S. House which would "prohibit the restriction of commercial flights before the restriction of private flights during a lapse in appropriations." www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
Remarkable chart from Airlines for America that shows just how bad things have gotten in the last week:
November 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Remarkable chart from Airlines for America that shows just how bad things have gotten in the last week:
BREAKING: President Trump says he will be recommending controllers who "didn't take any time off" receive a $10k bonus, adds that "those that did nothing but complain, and took time off" will have a "a negative mark."
November 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
BREAKING: President Trump says he will be recommending controllers who "didn't take any time off" receive a $10k bonus, adds that "those that did nothing but complain, and took time off" will have a "a negative mark."
Not a great day for the FAA ATC operations plan to be... empty?
November 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Not a great day for the FAA ATC operations plan to be... empty?
NEW - statement from air traffic controllers union
November 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM
NEW - statement from air traffic controllers union
FAA statement after a UPS MD-11 headed to Hawaii crashed on takeoff from Louisville Airport about an hour ago.
November 4, 2025 at 11:09 PM
FAA statement after a UPS MD-11 headed to Hawaii crashed on takeoff from Louisville Airport about an hour ago.
Current NAS staffing trigger status. Each facility listed is understaffed right now.
This is easily the worst we’ve seen it for the entirety of the shutdown.
This is easily the worst we’ve seen it for the entirety of the shutdown.
October 31, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Current NAS staffing trigger status. Each facility listed is understaffed right now.
This is easily the worst we’ve seen it for the entirety of the shutdown.
This is easily the worst we’ve seen it for the entirety of the shutdown.
Packed house for this markup
October 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Packed house for this markup
NEWS: No planned firings at FAA as a part of the Trump admin’s purge of federal workers announced Friday afternoon.
As seen on @theaircurrent.com’s new intelligence platform, TAC/Intel:
As seen on @theaircurrent.com’s new intelligence platform, TAC/Intel:
October 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
NEWS: No planned firings at FAA as a part of the Trump admin’s purge of federal workers announced Friday afternoon.
As seen on @theaircurrent.com’s new intelligence platform, TAC/Intel:
As seen on @theaircurrent.com’s new intelligence platform, TAC/Intel:
Inbox: DOT secures $41 million to fund the Essential Air Service through early November, a program that was expected to lapse during the shutdown as soon as Oct. 12.
October 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Inbox: DOT secures $41 million to fund the Essential Air Service through early November, a program that was expected to lapse during the shutdown as soon as Oct. 12.
New: FAA Airports office sends a reminder to industry that fire and rescue units should have contingency plans to monitor aircraft in the event of "unplanned air traffic facility closures" presumably w/r/t the shutdown:
October 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
New: FAA Airports office sends a reminder to industry that fire and rescue units should have contingency plans to monitor aircraft in the event of "unplanned air traffic facility closures" presumably w/r/t the shutdown:
New: Tina Amereihn has been appointed as the first permanent head of aviation safety at the FAA in nearly a year. She previously was acting in this role, which is responsible for a litany of cert and safety oversight functions.
As seen on TAC/Intel from @theaircurrent.com:
As seen on TAC/Intel from @theaircurrent.com:
October 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
New: Tina Amereihn has been appointed as the first permanent head of aviation safety at the FAA in nearly a year. She previously was acting in this role, which is responsible for a litany of cert and safety oversight functions.
As seen on TAC/Intel from @theaircurrent.com:
As seen on TAC/Intel from @theaircurrent.com:
Hot off the presses FAA shutdown guidance confirms rumors that the agency has moved to protect some ATC functions in the case of a likely govt shutdown later this evening.
As seen on @theaircurrent.com’s soon-to-be-released TAC/Intel platform.
As seen on @theaircurrent.com’s soon-to-be-released TAC/Intel platform.
September 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Hot off the presses FAA shutdown guidance confirms rumors that the agency has moved to protect some ATC functions in the case of a likely govt shutdown later this evening.
As seen on @theaircurrent.com’s soon-to-be-released TAC/Intel platform.
As seen on @theaircurrent.com’s soon-to-be-released TAC/Intel platform.
NEWS: Gulfstream has unveiled the G300, its newest jet and replacement for the aging super-midsize G280. The company says it has already completed 2,000 hours of ground testing for the model. www.gulfstream.com/en/aircraft/...
September 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
NEWS: Gulfstream has unveiled the G300, its newest jet and replacement for the aging super-midsize G280. The company says it has already completed 2,000 hours of ground testing for the model. www.gulfstream.com/en/aircraft/...
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September 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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You tell us what you want to cover, and why you're the one set up to do it best.
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As the federal gov prepares for a shutdown, OPM has notified agencies to simultaneously draw up reduction in force plans.
Guidance related to that dropped today. Remarkably, OPM has determined that anyone working on a RIF plan would be "excepted" from the shutdown and would still have to work.
Guidance related to that dropped today. Remarkably, OPM has determined that anyone working on a RIF plan would be "excepted" from the shutdown and would still have to work.
September 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
As the federal gov prepares for a shutdown, OPM has notified agencies to simultaneously draw up reduction in force plans.
Guidance related to that dropped today. Remarkably, OPM has determined that anyone working on a RIF plan would be "excepted" from the shutdown and would still have to work.
Guidance related to that dropped today. Remarkably, OPM has determined that anyone working on a RIF plan would be "excepted" from the shutdown and would still have to work.
NEWS: FAA confirms this AM's @wsj.com report, saying that it will allow "limited delegation" to Boeing to issue its own airworthiness certificates on some 737 MAXs & 787s.
This would be the first time Boeing has done so since in 2019 for the Max and 2022 for the Dreamliner.
This would be the first time Boeing has done so since in 2019 for the Max and 2022 for the Dreamliner.
September 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
NEWS: FAA confirms this AM's @wsj.com report, saying that it will allow "limited delegation" to Boeing to issue its own airworthiness certificates on some 737 MAXs & 787s.
This would be the first time Boeing has done so since in 2019 for the Max and 2022 for the Dreamliner.
This would be the first time Boeing has done so since in 2019 for the Max and 2022 for the Dreamliner.
NEWS: The wife of a passenger killed in the DCA midair is suing American, PSA and the U.S. government, alleging wrongful death liability against all parties.
As seen on @theaircurrent.com’s forthcoming TAC/Intel reporting service. (via @bgarrettglaser.bsky.social)
As seen on @theaircurrent.com’s forthcoming TAC/Intel reporting service. (via @bgarrettglaser.bsky.social)
September 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
NEWS: The wife of a passenger killed in the DCA midair is suing American, PSA and the U.S. government, alleging wrongful death liability against all parties.
As seen on @theaircurrent.com’s forthcoming TAC/Intel reporting service. (via @bgarrettglaser.bsky.social)
As seen on @theaircurrent.com’s forthcoming TAC/Intel reporting service. (via @bgarrettglaser.bsky.social)
NEWS: FAA issues a safety alert recommending that airlines re-evaluate evacuation procedures, specially w/r/t making sure pax leave ALL belongings onboard during an emergency
September 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
NEWS: FAA issues a safety alert recommending that airlines re-evaluate evacuation procedures, specially w/r/t making sure pax leave ALL belongings onboard during an emergency
One of United Airlines’ new Airbus A321 NEO’s at an event in Newark, where CEO Scott Kirby will be “celebrating the turnaround” at one of the airline’s most critical hub airports.
September 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
One of United Airlines’ new Airbus A321 NEO’s at an event in Newark, where CEO Scott Kirby will be “celebrating the turnaround” at one of the airline’s most critical hub airports.
BREAKING: FAA proposes $3.1 million in fines against Boeing for "safety violations" related to the door plug blowout, including "interference with safety officials’ independence."
FAA found "hundreds" of quality system violations at its 737 factory in WA, and at Spirit AeroSystems in KS.
FAA found "hundreds" of quality system violations at its 737 factory in WA, and at Spirit AeroSystems in KS.
September 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
BREAKING: FAA proposes $3.1 million in fines against Boeing for "safety violations" related to the door plug blowout, including "interference with safety officials’ independence."
FAA found "hundreds" of quality system violations at its 737 factory in WA, and at Spirit AeroSystems in KS.
FAA found "hundreds" of quality system violations at its 737 factory in WA, and at Spirit AeroSystems in KS.
A Leidos advertisement for ATC modernization as seen in the DC Metro stop closest to FAA headquarters (there are probably a dozen more up on the walls).
September 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
A Leidos advertisement for ATC modernization as seen in the DC Metro stop closest to FAA headquarters (there are probably a dozen more up on the walls).