Reposted by Will GuisbondJon Ostrower @jonostrower.com · 14/07/2026Been curious about @theaircurrent.com’s app but you’re not a subscriber, you say? Quite alright! Airflow, our stream of headlines, is free for all to enjoy. Perfect for following the Farnborough Airshow. Dive in! iPhone: apps.apple.com/us/app/the-a... Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d... 32411
Reposted by Will GuisbondElan Head @elanhead.com · 02/07/2026The FAA has been sending mixed messages as to whether it will allow commercial operations in non-certificated aircraft under the eVTOL Integration Pilot Program. My latest story for @theaircurrent.com goes deep on why opinions are divided at the agency: theaircurrent.com/regulation/f...theaircurrent.comOpinions split at FAA over prospect of early commercial eVTOL opsMixed messages from FAA officials signal lack of agreement on revenue operations under eVTOL Integration Pilot Program 042
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 23/06/2026New: Coast Guard pilots said they believe risk of a helicopter-on-helicopter collision near DCA airport is *higher* after the FAA changed the airspace in the wake of a 2025 midair crash. Deep dive on @theaircurrent.com: theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf...theaircurrent.comHelicopter collision risk higher after D.C. airspace changes, Coast Guard leaders sayPilots suggest FAA failed to weigh risk of a helicopter-on-helicopter collision when changing D.C. airspace after 2025 midair 0177
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 14/06/2026SCOOP: The FAA is close to picking Air Space Intelligence to build its AI-powered air traffic management tool, passing over Palantir and Thales. Story here on @theaircurrent.com: theaircurrent.com/air-traffic-...theaircurrent.comFAA close to picking ASI over Palantir, Thales for its AI-powered air traffic management systemSelection will conclude a fiercely competitive vendor challenge process as industry officials express concern over ASI's ability to scale 1113
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 19/05/2026NEWS: The FAA quietly released its official responses to all of the NTSB's D.C. midair crash recommendations yesterday. The agency said it has addressed six recs & plans to fully address "more than half" by EOY. via @theaircurrent.com w/ no paywall: theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf...theaircurrent.comFAA details first official response to D.C. crash safety recommendationsCorrespondence provides glimpse into how the FAA will implement NTSB recommendations from January 2025 midair collision 094
Reposted by Will GuisbondJulie Johnsson @juliejohnsson.bsky.social · 11/05/2026The FAA's top safety official is retiring, @willguisbond.com reports in a scoop for @theaircurrent.com. The timing is not great for Boeing, with key certification decisions looming. Gift link here: theaircurrent.com/s/wztpqj4dsgntheaircurrent.comThe FAA’s top safety oversight and certification executive is retiring - The Air Current 064
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 11/05/2026Air traffic control modernization of all places is complicating the Trump administration's "America first" policies. Why? Read here on @theaircurrent.com: theaircurrent.com/air-traffic-...theaircurrent.comATC modernization strains the definition of ‘America first’U.S. companies balk at inclusion of foreign-owned contractors in ATC modernization as EU makes protectionist moves of its own 052
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 08/05/2026Really enjoyed joining the folks at @slate.com to talk about the fall of Spirit Airlines. Take a listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/0KrG...open.spotify.comBuy Your Flights Now 042
Reposted by Will GuisbondColleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 07/05/2026I won. Boutique Airlines sued me & AIN over 2 yrs ago. They called me a liar and a thief. I won in trial court. I just won in Appeals court. I expect it will be a nightmare to get my legal fees back. But I proved that the work was my own. I proved I wrote the truth. I am a good reporter. I won. 4225721
Reposted by Will GuisbondJon Ostrower @jonostrower.com · 03/05/2026We’ve dropped the paywall on last week’s deep dive from @theaircurrent.com as Spirit Airlines approached the end. Even with the demise of the carrier there’s insight here to understand what’s next. theaircurrent.com/airlines/spi... (via @willguisbond.com @juliejohnsson.bsky.social and yours truly)theaircurrent.comSpirit Airlines rescue effort frustrates an industry waiting for it to failTime is running out as the government weighs all options to save the carrier 14016
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 04/05/2026Highly recommend this story for anyone working in an industry they believe is transformative. So much to learn from Igor Sikorsky about trying to usher in a paradigm shift. Excellent work as always from @elanhead.com via @theaircurrent.com: theaircurrent.com/historical-c...theaircurrent.comHow Igor Sikorsky provided the template for eVTOL hypeLong before Uber Elevate, the father of the helicopter industry promoted an even more fantastical vision of future air mobility. 0124
Reposted by Will GuisbondJon Ostrower @jonostrower.com · 30/04/2026Prospects for a deal are dimming, a person familiar with the talks told @theaircurrent.com. 0153
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 30/04/2026The Spirit Airlines rescue effort is frustrating an industry that has simply been waiting for the beleaguered carrier to fail. Here's how to think about the last two chaotic weeks (w/ @juliejohnsson.bsky.social & @jonostrower.com via @theaircurrent.com): theaircurrent.com/airlines/spi...theaircurrent.comSpirit Airlines rescue effort frustrates an industry waiting for it to failTime is running out as the government weighs all options to save the carrier 0103
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 29/04/2026SCOOP: The FAA is considering purchasing a commercial office building in Dallas to house its first consolidated ATC "super center." The deal is not final, but it's unclear whether it complies w/ 2025 law to "construct a new" building (via @theaircurrent.com): theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc...theaircurrent.comFAA eyeing purchase of Dallas building for consolidated ATC facilityUnclear if acquisition aligns with Congressional intent to build an entirely new consolidated supercenter 053
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 27/04/2026United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby for the first time publicly acknowledges that he approached American about a merger, saying it would have been ‘adding and not subtracting’ (via @juliejohnsson.bsky.social & @jonostrower.com on @theaircurrent.com) theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc...theaircurrent.comUnited CEO: Merger with American would have been ‘adding and not subtracting’Kirby says merger “can’t get done” without a willing partner in American 052
Reposted by Will GuisbondAllyson Versprille @allyversprille.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Latest SCOOP on Spirit's situation w/ Ryan Gould and Siddharth Philip. Airline has floated idea of offering the US government a stake in the company in exchange for a bailout. h/t to @theaircurrent.com for first reporting that they were seeking government aid. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comSpirit Floats US Government Stake to Avoid Potential LiquidationSpirit Aviation Holdings Inc. has floated offering the US government an equity stake in the discount carrier to help stave off its potential liquidation, according to people familiar with the matter. 122
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 17/04/2026SCOOP: Spirit Airlines seeks U.S. government aid as oil spike threatens turnaround (with @jonostrower.com & @juliejohnsson.bsky.social via @theaircurrent.com): theaircurrent.com/airlines/spi...theaircurrent.comSpirit Airlines seeks U.S. government aid as oil spike threatens turnaroundLow-cost carriers expected to meet with Transportation Secretary Duffy early next week 0127
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 17/04/2026SCOOP: The FAA is quietly developing a new AI-powered software tool for air traffic management that could fundamentally change how the U.S. airspace system operates. Palantir, Thales, Airspace Intelligence all bidding. via @theaircurrent.com: theaircurrent.com/air-traffic-...theaircurrent.comFAA quietly developing AI-enabled predictive air traffic management systemPalantir, Thales and ASI competing on secretive initiative that could redefine how the U.S. ATC system operates 0114
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 15/04/2026New: In rare public comments, Army aviation chief Maj. Gen. Gill said that the D.C. midair crash "wasn't about" whether the accident Black Hawk didn't have an advanced cockpit (via @theaircurrent.com -- no paywall): theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc...theaircurrent.comArmy aviation chief: D.C. crash ‘wasn’t about’ outdated Black Hawk cockpitTop Army leader makes rare public comments about D.C. crash 161
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 15/04/2026Incredibly thrilled to share that @theaircurrent.com team is growing with the addition of @juliejohnsson.bsky.social -- one of the most highly respected reporters in our field! Read more here: theaircurrent.com/product-anno...theaircurrent.comThe Air Current adds Julie Johnsson to editorial team as Global CorrespondentAward-winning newsroom continues to expand with the addition of veteran journalist Julie Johnsson as Global Correspondent 071
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 10/04/2026NEWS: FAA and the Pentagon sign agreement related to operations of counter-UAS laser systems at the southern border that earlier this year caused two abrupt airspace closures. FAA says systems "do not pose undue risk" to passenger aircraft: 020
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 10/04/2026Scoop: FAA short-lists competitors for key next-gen ATC software platform known as the "common automation platform" (via @theaircurrent.com) theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc...theaircurrent.comFAA short-lists competitors for key next-gen ATC software platformCommon Automation Platform concept progresses as DOT tees up next funding request 033
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 01/04/2026SCOOP: A year before the two recent evacuations of D.C.'s ATC center, a previously unreported incident caused smoke to enter the control room but did not result in an evacuation. Controllers lost their medical certificates. via @theaircurrent.com: theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc...theaircurrent.comD.C.-area ATC evacuations followed 2025 smoke event which injured controllersPreviously unreported smoke event left multiple air traffic controllers with health issues that resulted in the loss of their medical certificates 0198
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 27/03/2026Conversations this week around near misses in aviation are eerie, given today is the 49th anniversary of the Tenerife disaster. Two 747s collided on the runway in the Canary Islands, killing 583 people -- it remains the deadliest accident in aviation history. (Wikimedia photo) 000
Reposted by Will GuisbondJon Ostrower @jonostrower.com · 26/03/2026Fatal collision highlights air traffic control challenges at LaGuardia (featuring our @willguisbond.com) ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...ny1.comFatal collision highlights air traffic control challenges at LaGuardiaNew York’s airports pose difficulties for an air traffic system already under strain. 1192
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 26/03/2026NEW: FAA says it is investigating whether its new visual separation policy between helicopters and fixed wing aircraft was followed during a Tuesday close call near SNA Airport in California: 191
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 24/03/2026NTSB CHAIR: INITIAL ANALYSIS SAYS CRITICAL ASDE-X SURFACE AWARENESS TECH IN ATC TOWER DID NOT GENERATE AN ALERT BEFORE FATAL CRASH B/W AIR CANADA JET AND FIRETRUCK 0147
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 24/03/2026NTSB SAYS TWO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS WERE IN THE "CAB" AT THE TIME OF FATAL LGA RUNWAY COLLISION. This included the local controller and the controller-in-charge. Says it was "unclear" who was controlling ground traffic on taxiways. 1141
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 24/03/2026On March 13, the Potomac TRACON was evacuated and DCA/IAD/BWI briefly came to a standstill. Per a report from the local fire department, it appears this single faulty part was causing a smell/leak that led over 30 people to become ill: 070
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 23/03/2026New: Decades of aircraft and ground vehicle near misses at LGA preceded fatal crash, public safety databases show (via @theaircurrent -- no paywall): theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc...theaircurrent.comDecades of aircraft and ground vehicle near misses at LGA preceded fatal crashDecades of aircraft and ground vehicle near misses at LGA preceded fatal crash Sunday evening that killed at least two 195
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 18/03/2026SAFETY NEWS: FAA permanently suspends use of visual separation between helicopters and airplanes around most high-traveled U.S. airports (via @theaircurrent.com TAC/Intel - no paywall): theaircurrent.com/intel/faa-pe...theaircurrent.comFAA permanently suspends use of visual separation between helicopters and airplanes around most high-traveled U.S. airports - The Air Current 34417
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 11/03/2026A next-gen collision avoidance tool known as ACAS X could help prevent a future midair collision, but will have to make its way through Congress first. The collision avoidance tool that could help prevent the next midair disaster (via @theaircurrent.com): theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf...theaircurrent.comThe collision avoidance tool that could help prevent the next midair disasterBreaking down ACAS X as Congress considers competing ROTOR and ALERT bills 0126
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 09/03/2026NEWS: White House spokesperson says Inman was fired because of “highly concerning reports” of alcohol use, staff abuse: 5123
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 08/03/2026SCOOP w/ @jonostrower.com: NTSB board member J. Todd Inman abruptly departs safety watchdog (via @theaircurrent.com): theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc...theaircurrent.comNTSB board member J. Todd Inman abruptly departs safety watchdogJ. Todd Inman, one of the five members of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, has left the investigative body, according to multiple people familiar with the situation. 1158
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 03/03/2026This incisive piece of analysis from @jonostrower.com is now free for all readers as a public service, given the evolving and incredibly critical nature of the conflict. Read more ⬇️ 11610
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 27/02/2026Must read breaking news from @theaircurrent.com's @elanhead.com: Hyundai eVTOL subsidiary Supernal lays off most of its staff in major retrenchment #staycurrent theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc...theaircurrent.comHyundai eVTOL subsidiary Supernal lays off most of its staff in major retrenchmentThe struggling eVTOL developer will retain a skeleton crew in California focused on aircraft design. 020
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 27/02/2026For those keeping track at home, this is the same mechanism the FAA activated last year to address chronic issues at Newark Liberty International Airport. 141
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 27/02/2026NEWS: The FAA will hold a delay reduction meeting next week to reduce flights at Chicago O'Hare Airport, citing over scheduling during peak travel periods. 021
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 27/02/2026FAA closes airspace in Fort Hancock, Texas after reported use of anti-drone laser (via @reuters.com): www.reuters.com/business/aer...reuters.comFAA closes airspace in Fort Hancock, Texas after reported accidental use of anti-drone laserThe Federal Aviation Administration barred flights on Thursday in an area around Fort Hancock, Texas, after lawmakers said a military laser-based anti-drone system was believed to have been used by th... 150
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 26/02/2026The NTSB has issued a safety alert to first responders warning of dangers posed by unused rockets that power ballistic parachute systems, like Cirrus' CAPS. www.ntsb.gov/Advocacy/saf... 000
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 26/02/2026American Airlines safety executive John DeLeeuw was confirmed to be the fifth member of the NTSB by the Senate today in a 50-45 vote. 001
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 24/02/2026BREAKING: ROTOR ACT FAILS TO PASS HOUSE AFTER NOT RECEIVING TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE IN STUNNING SETBACK FOR FAMILIES & SENATE AUTHOR CHAIR TED CRUZ. 064
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 24/02/2026NEW: Rep. Graves says he is committed to marking up the ALERT Act as soon as *next week* if ROTOR fails on the House floor at 1:30pm: 000
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 24/02/2026NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy slams House ALERT Act in a gaggle. Says idea that the bill implements all 50 recommendations is “false.” 021
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 24/02/2026Big day on the hill - ROTOR Act vote set for this afternoon. Packed press conference happening now NTSB Chair Homendy here, among others. 041
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 24/02/2026Folks with @theaircurrent.com TAC/Intel saw this first last night: NTSB analysis contradicts lawmakers on how House bill addresses D.C. crash safety recommendations. Notable chart from said analysis, which is provided for free to subscribers: theaircurrent.com/intel/ntsb-a... 061
Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 22/02/2026NEWS: Monday’s House vote on the ROTOR Act (and all other votes) are POSTPONED due to inclement weather. DC area set for a significant snow event starting early tmrw morning. 020