Jennifer Homendy

This is Grace Maxwell. Left in 2008, when we told the FAA “the equipage of aircraft with ADS-B In capability will provide an immediate and substantial contribution to safety, especially during operations in and around airports." Right: Grace at the university she was flying back to when she died onboard Flight 5342 on January 29, 2025. I have said many times that our investigation is just the first step. If our recommendations — ALL of our recommendations — are not fully implemented or they are watered-down to the point where they are no longer our recommendations, more lives will be lost. Grace’s death was preventable! She should be with her family today.

“Human beings are preprogrammed to seek results that match our expectations and desires, and this creates a dangerous bias that can lead to faulty perception and errors in judgment.” Read more 👇

Fatal Crashes Involving Ford’s Hands-Free BlueCruise Partial Automation System Subject of March 31 NTSB Board Meeting: ntsb.gov/news/press-rel…

NTSB issues the final report for the investigation into the March 11, 2024 collision between a school bus and combination vehicle, with post-crash fire in Rushville, Illinois: ntsb.gov/investigations… Investigation page: ntsb.gov/investigations…

Today would have been Melissa’s 30th birthday. She died on January 29, 2025, onboard Flight 5342. She should be here tonight celebrating with her fiancée Ben, her family, and her friends. Instead, they are relentlessly fighting for safety change in her honor. This was preventable, and we issued 74 findings and 50 recommendations that, if fully implemented, would’ve saved her life… will save other lives.

Thank you Jonathan for inviting me to Automation Plaza today. It was great to see the different AVs and talk about the future of transportation #safety. Was a good time to remind AV manufacturers about the importance of three point harnesses for passengers vs. lap belts and emergency egress. @NHTSAgov

FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford underscores importance of ADS-B at #Verticon2026 ... youtu.be/Ondl5FrUmCA?si… via @YouTube If both ADS-B In and Out had been implemented per @NTSB recommendations years ago, we would be celebrating Sam’s 30th this spring. #AA5342 @dontasksam

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This is #safety leadership! @FAANews Bryan Bedford at Verticon 2026: “This idea of ADSB or electronic conspicuity, we need to broadcast if we’re going to tighten up separation standards. We have to have a lot higher fidelity on where aircraft are at all times in the airspace, and I don’t know why this has proven to be so difficult given the affordability and availability of portable transponder devices. But, again, in the hear and now, we want absolute safety and to do that we need greater fidelity on where all vehicles are in the airspace at all times.” Well said! 👏👏👏 youtu.be/Ondl5FrUmCA

This is Everly Livingston skating beneath the cherry blossoms in Washington. Those blossoms will bloom again soon… without Everly. She died onboard #Flight5342. In 2008 — before she was even born — we recommended ADS-B In on all aircraft. What if FAA and/or Congress had acted?!?!

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This is Anthony Parente sitting beside his fiancée. They were supposed to be planning a wedding. Instead, she had to plan a funeral. A life together gone in an instant. In 2008, the @NTSB recommended ADS-B In technology to help prevent midair collisions.

After Flight 5342 crashed into the Potomac in January 2025, NDMS’s DMORT and VIC deployed. DMORT worked side by side with DC's Chief Medical Examiner to process remains. VIC worked with the Family Assistance Center, talking to families and gathering information on unidentified victims. Both teams played a key role in helping the families of the 67 victims begin to find closure. In honor of their outstanding service, @dcfireemsfound and Families of Flight 5342 presented them with a plaque and challenge coin.

Great meeting with @SecArmy Driscoll this week. We discussed the @NTSB #safety recommendations we issued in the final report of the midair collision near DCA. The @USArmy was an excellent partner throughout our investigation; they’ve done tremendous work to implement our recommendations.

This is Wendy Shaffer — a mother to a 3-year-old and a 14-month-old. She should still be here. Her children should still have their mom. @NTSB recommended ADS-B In in 2008. It still isn’t law. Wendy — born and raised in Minnesota, most recently a resident of North Carolina.

Thomas Cully — loving husband, dad, grandfather, brother, and friend — should still be here dancing with his wife. He would be if Congress had enacted critical aviation safety measures first recommended by @NTSB in 2008. #AA5342

This video about Mikey Stovall aired during the Little League World Series. It provides a view of who we lost on #AA5343 and the people left behind. littleleague.org/videos/honorin…

Earlier conflict awareness increases separation margin. ADS-B In delivers that. And it would have saved 67 lives on January 29, 2025, including our son #AA5342 First Officer #SamLilley

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Congratulations to John DeLeeuw on his Senate confirmation. Excited to swear him in as our 49th Board Member. He’s joining us from his current role as @AmericanAir Managing Director for Safety and Efficiency. Welcome Captain DeLeeuw!