Authorities say 21 people are injured after a Delta Air Lines plane flipped upside down while landing amid wintry conditions Monday at Toronto Pearson International Airport.

Authorities say at least 18 people are injured after a Delta Air Lines plane flipped upside down while landing amid wintry conditions Monday at Toronto Pearson International Airport.

The Federal Aviation Administration says 80 people were aboard Flight 4819, which originated from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

  • RejZoR@lemmy.mlEnglish
    69·
    3 days ago

    There is no way all these sudden crashes are a fluke. There were hardly any for last several months and now it’s almost weekly.

    • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
      12·
      3 days ago

      Do you know this from data, or just what’s reported in the news?

      • RejZoR@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1·
        2 days ago

        Ah yes, the Schrodinger’s crashes, if mainstream media doesn’t report them, they didn’t happen… I’m not stupid, they were happening before and I’m following them for years. Media could and would report them just the same under Biden. I guess Trump is just unlucky and media is biased hurr durr

    • vale@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      31·
      2 days ago

      Not to downplay the severity of what’s been happening recently (DCA, Philadelphia, and now Toronto), but what you are seeing in the news is the same thing that happened to trains after the East Palestine incident in Ohio. For months after the East Palestine incident, every major news outlet was talking about every trend derailment. There are an average of about three derailments a day in the US yet you don’t really see anybody but local news covering it nowadays.

      There are incidents in aviation everyday whether there are engine failures that need to return to an airport or a runway excursion. It’s just the nature of news and media, to be sensational and get as many clicks as possible. “Oh a plane’s engine caught fire in Houston while on the takeoff roll! we better cover it because aviation is hot in the news!”

      • trafficnab@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        1 day ago

        Yes but that’s not what’s happening, we’re losing entire airframes flying commercial flights at the rate of like one a week, the DC crash was the worst in America since 2001 and Toronto hasn’t had an incident like this since 2005

        This isn’t normal, it’s not a case of over reporting

      • CheeryLBottom@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 days ago

        I actually was wondering the same thing. Is everyone trying to paint a narrative or is it accidents that commonly happen, but are not reported?

        • vale@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          2 days ago

          Accidents happen all the time, mostly in general aviation (privately owned, usually small aircraft, but can include business jets). A lot of incidents are minor. Usually a wing strike or a collision with a ground vehicle. When there are accidents that result in loss of life, you may see the occasional news outlet pick it up. However, a majority of the time it’s just local news outlets.

          You will see accidents more often than not in general aviation due to less stringent regulations and a varying degree of pilot experience. Commercial aviation still remains one of the safest forms of travel.

          Something to note is that incidents are reported to the authorities (FAA/NTSB when necessary), but you are correct in that they are not reported on by news agencies. Shock and sensationalism sells, and I’m tired of seeing my news feed full of sensational clickbait titles in general.