A preliminary report on last month's Delta Air Lines crash at Toronto Pearson Airport indicates that the aircraft was descending at a dangerously high rate just before landing.
The plane's warning system issued an alert less than three seconds before touchdown, suggesting the pilots may not have had enough time to react. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada released the findings as part of its ongoing investigation. Experts believe the rapid descent could have contributed to the crash, which resulted in the aircraft flipping over upon landing.
Further analysis is expected to determine the exact cause of the incident.
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This is exactly why we need less government interference in the airline industry and more accountability on the part of airlines themselves. If Delta was fully responsible for damages without bureaucratic red tape, they’d have even stronger incentives to ensure pilot training and safety measures were top-notch. Let the market work—airlines that cut corners will lose customers, and competition will push for better safety without government agencies slowing things down.
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