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Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 1d

This is being taken out of context.

Duffy is referring to the Essential Air Service program, a subsidy for operators at rural airports, which will lose funding on Sunday.

Shutdowns cause problems, but he didn’t specifically say “safety drops off on Sunday.”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Sean Duffy says the safety of the air traffic control system will start being impacted next Sunday if the shutdown continues

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Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 2d

US Rural Air Service Program Funding to Lapse as Soon as Oct. 12 (via @allyversprille.bsky.social) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

US Rural Air Service Program Funding to Lapse As Soon As Oct. 12

Funding for a US Transportation Department program that provides subsidies to airlines to maintain flights to small and rural US communities is set to dry up as soon as Sunday if the government shutdo...

www.bloomberg.com

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Jon Ostrower @jonostrower.com · 2d

When @theaircurrent.com was but a wee publication, we broke a huge story: It outlined how air traffic controllers had the legal authority call out sick. Those actions massively slowed some airports and ultimately ended the 2019 U.S. gov shutdown. Watch for a repeat. theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf...

Trump Administration memo opens door to mass sickout by ATC

A sharp increasing in staffing issues at ATC centers around the U.S. may signal a tipping point in the month-long partial government shutdown.

theaircurrent.com

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Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 6d

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:

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Jon Ostrower @jonostrower.com · 6d

This was so much fun with Katherine!

The quiet strategy behind aerospace’s most trusted newsroom youtu.be/w9l5ubqZPoM?...

Jon Ostrower: The Quiet Strategy Behind Aerospace’s Most Trusted Newsroom

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Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 7d

There’s not much info on that in the document. FWIW I can’t recall a time when the academy has been exempted so it’s uncharted waters.

More info here if you’re curious: www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.go...

www.transportation.gov

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Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 7d

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.

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Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 8d

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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Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 9d

Thrilled to share that @theaircurrent.com is hiring! Super unique opportunity to join a fast-growing, collaborative newsroom.

You tell us what you want to cover, and why you're the one set up to do it best.

Apply here and shout with any questions: theaircurrent.com/jobs/senior-...

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Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 9d

Full document here: www.opm.gov/policy-data-...

www.opm.gov

Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 9d

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.

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Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 9d

Seems relevant as this week kicks off.

Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · Dec 19

On the CR / government funding news: any sort of lapse in funding come Friday & subsequent shutdown will furlough 17,000+ employees at the FAA and could significantly impact air travel going into the holidays w/ minimum ATC staffing. Excerpt from the DOT/FAA shutdown plan:

Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 12d

Good day for Boeing... this plus a massive Turkish Airlines order: www.seattletimes.com/business/boe...

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Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 12d

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.

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Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 13d

SCOOP: The FAA has exempted ATC modernization projects from standard agency acquisition policies, a move that could accelerate procurement timelines but one that may also have unknown additional impacts. (via @theaircurrent.com)

Read here: theaircurrent.com/air-traffic-...

FAA exempts ATC modernization projects from standard acquisition policies

Bedford activates agency’s “unique alternative transaction authorities” to bypass existing procurement framework

theaircurrent.com

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Will Guisbond @willguisbond.com · 13d

Two bidders vie to be project manager of massive FAA US air traffic overhaul (via @reuters.com) www.reuters.com/business/aer...

Two bidders vie to be project manager of massive FAA US air traffic overhaul

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has just two candidates vying to become the project manager of a multi-billion dollar effort to overhaul air traffic control in the United States, the agency's top official told Reuters.

www.reuters.com

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