Summary
Alvin Brown, the vice chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), was fired by President Biden’s administration, as confirmed by a senior White House official. Brown, who was appointed in December 2024, was the first African American mayor of Jacksonville, Florida, and his dismissal reduces the NTSB to four members, all appointed by former President Trump, except for Chair Jennifer Homendy. The NTSB investigates transportation accidents and is currently looking into several aviation incidents, including a recent midair collision and a door panel blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight.
