{"id":43817,"date":"2025-02-18T04:00:40","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T09:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/what-we-know-about-the-delta-plane-crash-in-toronto\/18\/02\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-02-18T04:00:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T09:00:40","slug":"what-we-know-about-the-delta-plane-crash-in-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/what-we-know-about-the-delta-plane-crash-in-toronto\/18\/02\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"What We Know About the Delta Plane Crash in Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-617807eb\">There was drifting snow.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">There were strong winds coming from the west at about 29 miles per hour, with gusts of up to 38 miles per hour, around 2:15 p.m., the time of the crash, according <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/weather.gc.ca\/canada_e.html\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">to the authorities<\/a>. There was also drifting snow in Toronto, which was struck by two snowstorms in the past few days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The weather advisories for Toronto Pearson International Airport at the time of the crash \u201cindicated a gusting crosswind and blowing snow,\u201d <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flightradar24.com\/blog\/delta-4819-toronto-accident\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">according to Flightradar24<\/a>, an aviation tracking website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The cause of the crash will be investigated by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, which will be assisted by a team of American investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-2c83b11e\">There were 76 passengers onboard.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The flight had a crew of four, according to Delta, and the rest were passengers. Of those, 22 were Canadians.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Some of the injured were taken to hospitals but most passengers were taken to a Sheraton Gateway Hotel, near the airport\u2019s terminals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">They left around 7 p.m. local time, picked up by taxis and family members, a hotel staff member said, declining to provide more details.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Operations at the airport resumed at 5 p.m. local time although two of the five runways remain closed.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-33161983\">The plane was a Bombardier jet.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The model CRJ900 aircraft was operated by Endeavor Air, a Delta subsidiary that typically operates smaller planes for the airline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">It was about 16 years old, according to F.A.A. records. With regular maintenance, such passenger jets are often operated for two to three decades, or more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">More than 380 CRJ900s are used by airlines around the world, according to Cirium, an aviation data company. The aircraft, which has been in operation for more than two decades, has a solid safety record, according to Cirium data.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">Vjosa Isai<!-- --> and <!-- -->Qasim Nauman<!-- --> contributed reporting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/17\/world\/canada\/toronto-plane-crash-delta.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There was drifting snow. 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