Delta plane that flipped over in Toronto last month showed high rate of descent, initial report says

Fear of flying is pushing down ticket sales in wake of high-profile crashes

The CEO of Delta Air Lines said incidents in Washington DC and Toronto had ‘caused a lot of shock among consumers’ which has had a knock-on effect on revenue

The first details of the investigation into the February plane crash in Toronto, Canada, are known, when a passenger plane caught fire after landing and turned on the roof. By a real miracle, all 80 passengers and crew members survived. While the main cause of the crash is still unknown, the report reveals details of the last few seconds before the plane hit the ground at 250 kilometers per hour. If the evacuation of passengers was carried out w…

Delta flight that flipped in Toronto received ‘sink rate’ alert, lost wing in crash

The Delta flight that crash-landed and flipped over at Toronto’s main airport last month descended fast enough to set off an emergency alert, according to a preliminary report released Thursday, March 20. Delta Flight 4819 from Minneapolis to Toronto turned upside down and slid across a runway in snowy conditions at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Feb. 17. All 80 people onboard survived, though more than 20 were hospitalized with injuri…

Delta plane that flipped on Toronto runway and burst into flames was descending at high speed, initial report says

The alert system on a Delta Air Lines jet that flipped upside down and burst into flames as it tried to land in Toronto last month indicated a high rate of descent less than three seconds before touchdown, a preliminary report said Thursday. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada, which issued the report, continues to investigate the Feb. 17 crash-landing in which 21 people were hospitalized. All 76 passengers and four crew members survived w…

Alert System on Delta Plane That Flipped Upside Down Reveals New Details

A preliminary investigation into the crash-landing of a Delta Air Lines flight in Toronto last month revealed the aircraft’s alert system warned of a dangerously fast descent less than three seconds before it flipped upside down, caught fire, and skidded to a stop on the runway. The incident, which occurred on February 17, involved a regional jet operated by Delta affiliate Endeavor Air arriving from Minneapolis. All 76 passengers and four crew …

Last February in Canada, the American Delta Airlines aircraft returned after touching the tarmac on landing, wounding 21 people. The investigators pointed to a speed problem during its descent.