Delta CEO Ed Bastian appeared on CBS Mornings on Wednesday to discuss the plane that crash-landed in Toronto this week.
Ed Bastian refused to identify the pilot of the doomed plane amid rumors it was an all-female crew.
The doomed flight was operated by Endeavor Air – a regional airline obsessed with promoting all-female flights.
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The Delta plane that crashed in Toronto was operated by Endeavor Air, a regional airline that, according to their TikTok, is fixated on promoting all-female “unmanned” flights. pic.twitter.com/2XxA0mZLXR
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 19, 2025
A Delta plane crash-landed on a snowy runway at Toronto Pearson Airport in Canada on Monday afternoon.
The flight arrived from Minneapolis when it crashed, landed, and flipped upside down.
Dashcam video shows the plane coming in for a hard landing before flipping upside down and turning into a fireball.
All 80 people aboard survived. At least 18 people were injured, 3 critically, including one child.
The plane crash is still under investigation.
Clearist footage showing the crash moment of Delta – Endevoir Air CRJ-900 Flight DL4819 from Minneapolis (MSP) to Toronto (YYZ) with registration N932XJ.
We will share the reports as soon as available. pic.twitter.com/4XRAdJt3c0— aircraftmaintenancengineer (@airmainengineer) February 18, 2025
Ed Bastian was asked about the pilot of the doomed plane on Wednesday morning and he insisted the crew was “experienced.”
“I can’t provide any details…it’s an ongoing investigation,” Ed Bastian said.
In response to a question about the pilots, Ed Bastian said, “It was an experienced crew.”
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While CEO Ed Bastian tells CBS Mornings he can “understand” why people would be afraid to fly right now, he says that air travel in the U.S. is “safer than the car ride I took this morning to get to my office.”
After a Delta jet skidded and flipped upside down on a Toronto… pic.twitter.com/H2sGr4Dig1
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) February 19, 2025
