Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines released limited information about the piloting crew aboard Flight 4819 on Thursday evening, saying the company wished to correct disinformation circulating online about Monday’s plane crash.
The captain and first officer, both employed by Delta’s Minneapolis-based and wholly owned subsidiary Endeavor Air, have been the subject of “false and misleading assertions” on social media, the airline said.
The airline statement Thursday did not name the crew flying the plane that left Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and crashed at a Toronto airport on Monday afternoon, but it detailed their experience with the company.
Delta said the captain was hired in October 2007. He has worked as duty captain as well as in pilot training and flight safety roles, according to the airline.
The first officer completed her flight training in April after being hired in January 2024. She has flown for Endeavor since then and has exceeded the mandatory minimum standards set by the federal government, according to Delta.
It was not stated whether the pilot or first officer was at the helm of the CRJ-900 aircraft when it crash-landed Monday, coming to a stop upside-down at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
Falsehoods about the captain and first officer concerned alleged training failures, Delta said.
The company said both members are qualified and certified by the Federal Aviation Administration. A Delta spokesman said the company would not be releasing the names of the flight crew.
