"NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said, "Burbank is one where commercial airlines have called me to say the next mid-air is going to be at Burbank, and nobody at [the Federal Aviation Administration] is paying attention to us." She added that "whether it is involving helicopters or not, people are raising red flags, and why aren't people listening? The FAA has to ensure safety. That is their job.""
"Homendy spoke on the one-year anniversary of a catastrophic crash that claimed 67 lives outside Washington, D.C. The agency revealed findings into the crash of an American Airlines regional jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter. As Homendy laid out what she called a series of institutional failures by the FAA before the January 2025 crash, she pointed to concerns about the mixing of commercial airplane and helicopter traffic, noting that there are extensive data pointing to the danger of such a midair collision."
The National Transportation Safety Board warned that Hollywood Burbank Airport is at elevated risk of a mid-air collision and urged federal regulators to take action. Commercial airlines reported concerns that the next mid-air collision could occur at Burbank and criticized the Federal Aviation Administration for inadequate response. Hollywood Burbank is a Class C airport with short runways, tight airspace and high volumes of mixed helicopter and airplane traffic, identified by the FAA as a hotspot. The NTSB cited extensive data and institutional failures tied to a January 2025 crash that killed 67 people, highlighting dangers from mixed traffic and regulatory lapses. The airport directed inquiries to the FAA.
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