The National Transportation Safety Board chairwoman says heroic actions by the crew aboard an Alaska Airlines flight ensured ...

The nation's top safety investigators concluded there were multiple systemic failures that led to a midair blowout during the ...

An investigation by the NTSB into the door plug blowout aboard an Alaska Boeing 737-9 has concluded that “multiple system ...

NTSB Chairman Jennifer Homendy said on Tuesday that the Alaska Airlines door blowout incident in January 2024 was caused by "multiple system failures," adding that the crew was the sole reason why the ...

National Transportation Safety Board investigators on Tuesday made new safety recommendations following the Jan. 5, 2024, incident in which a door panel blew out on an Alaska flight.

The safety deficiencies that led to this accident should have been evident to Boeing and the FAA,” NTSB chairwoman Jennifer ...

In January 2024, a door plug blew out minutes into a flight originating from Portland, Oregon, at about 16,000 feet.

The heroic actions by the crew of Alaska Airlines flight 1282 ensured everyone survived last year when a door plug panel flew off the plane shortly after takeoff, leaving a gaping hole that sucked ...

Workforce Shifts. At the end of 2024, the NTSB had 440 employees, an increase from the “high 300s” when Homendy became chair four years ago.

NTSB Chairman Jennifer Homendy laid out "urgent safety recommendations" after midair collision that killed 67 people on March 11, 2025. (CNN Pool) ...

National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said a recording from the helicopter cockpit suggests the crew may have missed the key instruction just before the Jan. 29 ...

NTSB chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said the collision between the helicopter and the "CRJ" airplane happened at 278 feet above the river. The helicopter was supposed to be no higher than 200 feet.