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Delta CEO says crew on Toronto plane that crash-landed, flipped was experienced
NY Post ^ | 2/19/25 | Emily Crane

Posted on 02/19/2025 11:23:22 AM PST by DallasBiff

The Delta flight crew on board the jet that crash-landed and flipped over in Toronto was experienced and trained for such ordeals, the airline’s CEO said Wednesday — as he poured cold water on fears about mass Federal Aviation Agency layoffs under President Trump.

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian praised the actions of the flight crew who quickly evacuated the plane when it crashed at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday, insisting they were familiar with wintry conditions there.

“All these pilots train for these conditions,” Bastian told “CBS Mornings,” adding that “there is one level of safety at Delta.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


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Why does he(Delta CEO)not disclose the pilots names?
1 posted on 02/19/2025 11:23:22 AM PST by DallasBiff
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To: DallasBiff

experienced

In what ???


2 posted on 02/19/2025 11:24:19 AM PST by Tennessee Nana
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To: DallasBiff

When they hide the sex and race of the crew after a crash you know that they are practicing DEI coverup.


3 posted on 02/19/2025 11:25:45 AM PST by wildcard_redneck ( )
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To: Tennessee Nana

4 posted on 02/19/2025 11:26:00 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Tennessee Nana

Experienced flipping planes.


5 posted on 02/19/2025 11:26:04 AM PST by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: Tennessee Nana

Pronouns.


6 posted on 02/19/2025 11:26:11 AM PST by HYPOCRACY (Long live The Great MAGA Kangz!)
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To: DallasBiff

I think there is another angle to this crash, I’ve looked at the video a bunch of times, it looks to me that the landing gear collapsed on impact with the runway, when that happened one wing dug into the ground causing the plane to rollover and the other wing broke off.

The questions is, if I’m right which is debatable, what caused the landing gear to malfunction, was it pilot error or a maintenance error.

Remember DEI isn’t just affecting the quality of pilots, it also has spread throughout corporations, in Delta’s case to the maintenance crews.


7 posted on 02/19/2025 11:26:26 AM PST by srmanuel
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To: Tennessee Nana

“””experienced

In what ???””””””

Flipping burgers.


8 posted on 02/19/2025 11:26:41 AM PST by shelterguy
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To: Tennessee Nana

Landing Gymnastics?

Actually, losing the wing may have prevented fatalities since it was on fire.


9 posted on 02/19/2025 11:26:47 AM PST by epluribus_2
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To: DallasBiff

OK, now they are experienced in crashing planes on landing.


10 posted on 02/19/2025 11:27:41 AM PST by CodeToad ( )
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To: epluribus_2

Old Pilot Truism:

Any landing you walk away from was a good (great) landing.


11 posted on 02/19/2025 11:27:41 AM PST by epluribus_2
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To: DallasBiff

There is a saying concerning experience. One can have 30 years of experience——or one year’s experience 30 times.


12 posted on 02/19/2025 11:28:03 AM PST by Parmy
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To: DallasBiff

Trained in exiting upside down aircraft? If I fly ever again, I’ll keep that in mind.


13 posted on 02/19/2025 11:28:47 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within ? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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To: DallasBiff

Of course he’s gonna say that. What’d we think he was gonna say?.......it’s all about staving off litigation at this point.


14 posted on 02/19/2025 11:29:08 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!ly)
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Why does he(Delta CEO)not disclose the pilots names?

Why do you want them?

15 posted on 02/19/2025 11:29:09 AM PST by TomServo
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To: wildcard_redneck

I heard tower to pilot coms, and I think the pilot is male, but I could be wrong.


16 posted on 02/19/2025 11:29:27 AM PST by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals)
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To: DallasBiff

More importantly, why doesn’t Delta release the flying experience of the pilot and co-pilot for this flight along with the names. Also, “experienced” is a nebulous term. Does it mean 30 days of flying experience, or 30 years if experience. I think the records will reveal these pilots are at the minimum number of flying hours to get a commercial license.


17 posted on 02/19/2025 11:29:35 AM PST by econjack
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To: srmanuel

I think the landing gear collapsed on impact due to the (dangerous) speed and direction of said impact.


18 posted on 02/19/2025 11:29:39 AM PST by Jane Long (Jesus is Lord!)
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To: DallasBiff

Too fast, bounced it, collapsing the main gear on the side that hit first. In smaller planes, it begins the dreaded “porpoise” landing, flopping all the way down the runway.


19 posted on 02/19/2025 11:30:27 AM PST by blackdog ((Z28.310) Be careful what you say. Your refrigerator may be listening & reporting you.)
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To: srmanuel
Remember DEI isn’t just affecting the quality of pilots, it also has spread throughout corporations, in Delta’s case to the maintenance crews.

Good point.

20 posted on 02/19/2025 11:30:41 AM PST by econjack
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