Captain, first officer in Pearson plane crash 'qualified and FAA certified'
The cause of Monday’s crash remains under investigation
Published Feb 21, 2025 • Last updated 6 minutes ago • 2 minute read
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A Delta Air Lines plane that crashed and injured at least 18 passengers at Toronto Pearson International Airport is seen on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Toronto. The jet, coming in from Minneapolis, Minn., attempted to land amid strong winds and snow, leading to it crashing and landing upside down on the tarmac the day before. Photo by Katherine KY Cheng /Getty Images
Endeavor Air and Delta Air Lines are clarifying information about the captain and first officer of Endeavor Flight 4819, which crashed landed at Toronto Pearson on Monday afternoon before flipping upside down.
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In fact, on Delta’s public news hub they say, “Endeavor Air and Delta are correcting disinformation in social media containing false and misleading assertions about the flight crew of Endeavor Air 4819.”
They say the captain was hired by Mesaba Airlines, a progenitor company of Endeavor Air, in October 2007.
“He has served both as an active duty Captain and in pilot training and flight safety capacities,” the airlines said.
“Assertions that he failed training events are false. Assertions that he failed to flow into a pilot position at Delta Air Lines due to training failures are also false.”
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As for the first officer, the airlines say she was hired in January 2024 by Endeavor Air and completed training in April.
“She has been flying for Endeavor since that time,” the airlines said. “Her flight experience exceeded the minimum requirements set by U.S. Federal regulations. Assertions that she failed training events are false.”
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The airlines stated unequivocally: “Both crew members are qualified and FAA certified for their positions.”
The information was released on Thursday night on Delta’s news hub.
Miraculously, none of the four flight crew or 76 passengers on board were killed in the incident. And by Thursday, all 21 injured passengers transported to local hospitals had been released.
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The actual aircraft was removed from the runway at Pearson on Wednesday, the same day Delta confirmed it had a no-strings-attached offering of $30,000 to each passenger that doesn’t affect their future rights.
On Tuesday, officials confirmed the aircraft’s black box has been recovered.
What caused Monday’s crash remains under investigation by the Canadian Transportation Safety Board, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration.
Endeavor Air is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines headquartered in Minneapolis.
– With files by Joe Warmington
jstevenson@postmedia.com
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