NTSB ANNOUNCES UPCOMING 2025 ANNUAL AIR CARRIER MEETING
June 13, 2025
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On May 14, 2025, the Transportation Disaster Assistance (“TDA”) division of the National Transportation Safety Board (“NTSB”) announced that it will be hosting the 2025 Annual Air Carrier Meeting on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, from 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM. In addition to the 2025 Annual Air Carrier Meeting, there will also be a Regional Carrier Meeting on Thursday, September 25, 2025, from 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM. Both meetings will be held at the NTSB’s Boardroom and Conference Center at 429 L’Enfant Plaza, SW in Washington, DC. For those attending the Wednesday meeting, you can expect air carriers to share lessons learned from recent responses to Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 (January 5, 2024), American Eagle Flight 5342 (Operated by PSA, January 29, 2025), and Delta Connection Flight 4819 (Operated by Endeavor, February 17, 2025).
The American Red Cross, in coordination with TDA, will provide an overview of aviation safety-related best practices following the fatal tragedy earlier this year at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. As readers may recall, one of the eighteen assurances that foreign air carriers must include in a Family Assistance Plan (“FAP”) is working with any designated organization (e.g., the American Red Cross) on an ongoing basis to ensure that families of passengers receive assistance following an accident. The 2025 Annual Air Carrier Meeting offers an opportunity for industry collaboration and response planning such that carriers can sufficiently implement their FAP following an aviation accident. Carriers can also establish a relationship with the American Red Cross in the event that they must respond to an aviation accident in the U.S. The Thursday meeting will focus on aspects of U.S. regional carriers’ FAP operations which may interest foreign air carriers operating codeshare services where certain flights are operated by regional affiliates. Should you have any questions or if you plan to attend, please let us know.
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