Pilot lands plane upside down
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Delta Airlines CEO Ed Bastian has assured the public that recent budget reductions at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under President Donald Trump’s administration will not compromise airline safety. In a candid interview on CBS Mornings, Bastian addressed concerns following a string of recent aviation disasters.
His remarks come in the wake of a Delta Airlines flight overturning upon landing at Toronto-Pearson International Airport. The Minneapolis-to-Toronto flight carried 80 passengers, all of whom were evacuated safely. However, three individuals sustained critical injuries and were transported to local hospitals, according to the FAA.
This incident is the latest in a troubling series of aviation accidents, including fatal crashes in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and Nome, Alaska, over the past month. As public anxiety mounts, CBS Mornings co-anchor Gayle King pressed Bastian on whether Trump’s recent FAA staff reductions could be affecting safety.
“Do those cuts worry you, and do you think that impacts safety?” King asked, emphasizing growing public unease.
Bastian, however, dismissed any direct connection between the FAA reductions and airline safety concerns. “The cuts do not affect us, Gayle,” he responded, explaining that he has been in communication with the Secretary of Transportation.
“I understand that the cuts at this time are something that are raising questions, but the reality is there are over 50,000 people working at the FAA. And the cuts, I understand, were 300 people, and they were in non-critical safety functions,” Bastian clarified.
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I spent more time as a passenger than I did as a pilot, but I never experienced an upside-down landing. I would think it would be something of a challenge to safely evacuate 80 people strapped to their seats in an upside-down position of the aircraft. I think the co-pilot of this plane was a woman. She did a remarkable job.
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The pilot behind the dramatic Delta crash that flipped a plane upside down at Toronto Pearson Airport has been identified as 26-year-old First Officer Kendal Swanson. A Minnesota beauty pageant winner who completed her training just last April with under 1,500 flight hours. The more experienced captain, James Henneman, was handling communications as Swanson piloted during the crash.
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