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Jennifer Homendy

Jennifer Homendy

Chair, National Transportation Safety Board

Appears in 2 stories

Notable Quotes

"Deep, underlying systemic failures—system flaws—aligned to create the conditions that led to the devastating tragedy."

"We should be angry, because for years no one listened. This was preventable, this was 100% preventable."

"75 feet, at best, separating a helicopter and civilian aircraft. Nowhere in the airspace is that OK. This shouldn't have existed."

Stories

Washington mid-air collision: From tragedy to safety reckoning

Rule Changes

Leading investigation and advocacy for safety reforms

The National Transportation Safety Board has concluded its investigation into the January 2025 collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River—the deadliest aviation accident on U.S. soil since 2001. All 67 people aboard both aircraft died, including 28 members of the figure skating community returning from a national development camp. The NTSB found the crash was '100% preventable' and issued 50 safety recommendations, with 32 directed at the Federal Aviation Administration.

Updated Feb 5

Boeing reacquires Spirit AeroSystems to confront a decade of 737 MAX safety and quality crises

Money Moves

Leads investigation into Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 door‑plug blowout

On December 8, 2025, Boeing completed its $4.7 billion acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems, valuing the deal at about $8.3 billion including debt and reversing a 2005 spin‑off that created the world’s largest independent aerostructures supplier. The transaction folds Spirit’s Boeing‑related commercial and aftermarket work — including 737, 767, 777 and 787 fuselages and major structures — back into Boeing, while carving out a separate Spirit Defense unit and divesting all Airbus‑related Spirit sites to Airbus and Spirit’s Malaysian plant to CTRM to satisfy U.S. and EU antitrust conditions.

Updated Dec 11, 2025