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Delta Air Lines was pushed back against online rumors and “misleading claims” about the crew on board flight 4819, which is operated by its secondary profession Air crashed while landing On Monday at Toronto Pearson Airport.
The captain of the flight was hired by Mesaba Airlines in October 2007 and served as captain of the active service and in pilot training and in the security capacities, said the airline. Mesaba Airlines merged with Pinnacle Airlines in 2012 and led to the creation of efforts.
“Claims that he did not do training events are wrong. Claims that he could not flow into a pilot position Delta air lines Due to training errors, are also wrong, ”said the airline in a statement on Thursday.
Endavour Air hired the first officer in January 2024 and has been with the airline since her training in April. According to Delta, her flight time has exceeded the minimum requirements of the federal government. The airline also said that “claims that they have not managed to do training events are wrong”.
A Delta Air Lines aircraft in the journey from Minneapolis to Toronto crashed on February 17, 2025 at Pearson Airport in Toronto. (Teresa Barbieri/The Canadian Press about AP)
Delta also said that both the captain and the first officer “qualified and FAA are certified for their positions”.
On Monday, when it landed at Toronto Pearson Airport, flight 4819 broke up in flames before turning upside down. Images of the wreck that showed the plane, lying abdominal-up.
No deaths were reported, but 21 people were injured. According to Delta, the last of the injured passengers were released from the hospital on Thursday.
“The Delta and Endavour families are grateful that all injured Monday was released from the hospital on Monday, and we would like to thank everyone who has been looked after in the past few days,” said Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta.
A Delta Air Lines aircraft sits on Monday, February 17, 2025, on the asphalt at Toronto Pearson International Airport. (Teresa Barbieri/The Canadian Press about AP)
Delta offers payment to the victims while the aircraft was examined that was turned upside down
Delta announced on Wednesday that it would offer each of the victims on board 30,000 US dollars Flight 4819including 76 passengers and four crew members.
The payments “have no strings”, a spokesman for the airline told Fox Business, which means that passengers who accept the $ 30,000 could continue to take legal action.
Rescue workers work after a plane crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport on February 17, 2025 for an aircraft on a runway. (Reuters/Cole Burston)
After the crash, Bastian said in an interview with “CBS morning” that the budget cuts of the Trump administration had no negative influence on flight safety despite the critics’ claim.
“I understand that the cuts at this time are something that raises questions, but the reality is that over 50,000 people work in the FAA. And the cuts I understand were 300 people and they were in no critical Safety functions, “said Bastian.
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Fox News’ Andrea Margolis, Kristine Parks and Julia Bonavita contributed to this report.
