Delta releases information about crew aboard flight that crashed, flipped in Toronto
Delta Airlines has revealed information about crew members of flights from Minneapolis Crash and turn it upside down Monday at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
Officials said the captain was hired by Mesaba Airlines in October 2007, which merged with Pinnacle Airlines in 2012 to form Endeavor Air, a subsidiary of Delta. In addition, he has served as active captain as well as pilot training and flight safety capabilities.
CBS News learned that the first officer graduated from college and received a recognized and highly respected aviation program, so with a limited air transport pilot certificate, he was able to start with less than 1,500 hours of Time cooperation. She crossed the 1,500-hour mark and obtained the full ATP certificate in January 2023, the highest-level pilot certificate in the United States, and then has been flying for the hard work since before completing her training in April last year.
Delta said her flight experience “overtakes the minimum required by federal regulations.”
A familiar source told CBS News that she passed all the checks to ride without “red flags” about her pilot skills.
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Delta added that the online-circulated claims alleging that the captain and emergency officer failed in training incidents, with both crew members being certified by the Federal Aviation Administration.
“All of these pilots trained for these conditions,” Delta CEO Ed Bastian said in an exclusive interview with CBS Morning. “They’re in all the things we evaluated.” Flying under various conditions under the airport, so the experience I am looking for is not specific.”
What caused the crash on Monday The Canadian Transportation Safety Commission, the National Transportation Safety Commission and the Federal Aviation Administration are still investigating. On Tuesday, officials confirmed that the plane’s black box had been recovered.
According to Delta, the aircraft operated by Strive Air hit the landing zone when it arrived at Toronto Airport around 1:15 p.m. CST. Crashed images and videos When the CRJ-900 plane hit the sidewalk, it set fire and turned sideways while sliding across the airport, losing its tail along the way.
A Delta spokesman said on Wednesday The airline offers $30,000 Passengers flying. “The gesture is not accompanied by, nor does it affect rights,” a spokesperson for the company said.
As of Thursday, all 21 passengers in the crash have Release from the hospital. All 80 people on Flight 4819 – 76 passengers and four crew members – survived the hot crash.
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