National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy urged Congress to take action on safety recommendations prompted by the January 2025 crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport during a Thursday hearing, saying if a bill on hold in the House had been law, the accident would not have happened.
Homendy made the comment during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on the NTSB’s recent final report about the crash in response to a question from Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who sponsored the bill in question.
Cruz noted that the bill would mandate ADS-B In and Out — aviation position broadcasting and surveillance equipment — on aircraft, including military aircraft, flying into “congested airspace.” The law currently allows exemptions from using the technology.
