NTSB chair says FAA and Pentagon communication issues ‘astounding’ but ‘not surprising’

Jennifer Homendy, the chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), expressed concern Thursday at the lack of communication between the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Defense Department, a day after the closure and subsequent reopening of airspace above southern Texas and New Mexico sparked questions from local officials and lawmakers on Capitol Hill. “I don’t understand it. People can’t…