80 Survive Plane Flip Thanks to Strong Design, Seats, and Crew
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80 Survive Plane Flip Thanks to Strong Design, Seats, and Crew

Deccan Chronicle  

After watching videos of a Delta Air Lines jet catch fire upon landing and flip over on a Toronto runway, it’s fair to wonder how anyone could have survived. But aviation experts said it was not surprising that all 76 passengers and four crew walked away from Monday’s disaster, with 21 people suffering minor injuries and only one still hospitalized on Wednesday. “It was absolutely astounding to watch the people actually climbing out.” Passenger jet design a factor McCormick and others said the fact that there were only minor injuries shows that passenger jet design and engineering have greatly improved over time. “Aviation is and remains the safest form of transportation,” McCormick said, adding that it was no fluke 80 people were able to walk away from the Toronto crash. “That is because the safety of aviation is constantly improving.” Jeff Guzzetti, an airline safety consultant and a former investigator for the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board, said the seats and seat belts also helped to prevent fatalities.

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Aviation experts explain what it takes to survive an aircraft accident
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Aviation experts explain what it takes to survive an aircraft accident

Hindustan Times  

All the 76 passengers of Delta Airlines escaped with minor injuries after their jet caught fire upon landing on a Toronto runway in Canada on Monday. Michael McCormick, an assistant professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida, said, “It was absolutely astounding to watch the people actually climbing out.” “When I first saw that aircraft upside down at the airport, I …

What’s the key to surviving a plane crash? Skilled crew, strong seats and wings that detach
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What’s the key to surviving a plane crash? Skilled crew, strong seats and wings that detach

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After watching videos of a Delta Air Lines jet catch fire upon landing and flip over on a Toronto runway, it’s fair to wonder how anyone could have survived. “It was absolutely astounding to watch the people actually climbing out.” But McCormick and others said the fact there were only minor injuries shows that passenger jet design and engineering has …

Questions emerge about what may have caused Delta plane to burst into flames and flip over
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Questions emerge about what may have caused Delta plane to burst into flames and flip over

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’My plane crashed, I’m upside down’: Survivor video goes viral after Delta plane flips over at Toronto Airport
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’My plane crashed, I’m upside down’: Survivor video goes viral after Delta plane flips over at Toronto Airport

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Toronto plane crash: CCTV footage captures jet bursting into flames minutes before flipping upside down in Canada
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'Our plane crashed. It’s upside down': Delta passenger captures chilling video as plane flips at Toronto airport
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'Our plane crashed. It’s upside down': Delta passenger captures chilling video as plane flips at Toronto airport

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Delta Plane crash video: Shocking visuals from inside US plane go viral after crash landing at Toronto airport
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Delta Plane crash video: Shocking visuals from inside US plane go viral after crash landing at Toronto airport

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A look at recent aviation disasters in North America
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Toronto Delta plane crash: Why the aircraft flipped upside down on landing
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Toronto Delta plane crash: Why the aircraft flipped upside down on landing

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How clever designs helped save 80 people after a Delta plane crashed in Toronto, lost a wing and caught fire
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How clever designs helped save 80 people after a Delta plane crashed in Toronto, lost a wing and caught fire

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How clever designs helped save 80 people after a Delta plane crashed in Toronto, lost a wing and caught fire
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How clever designs helped save 80 people after a Delta plane crashed in Toronto, lost a wing and caught fire

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Delta plane flips upside down upon arrival in Canada, all 80 on board survive
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Delta plane flips upside down upon arrival in Canada, all 80 on board survive

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How Japan Airlines crew helped save lives of 367 flyers as jet burst into flames

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Japan Airlines plane catches fire at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport after collision with Coast Guard aircraft

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Ride passengers rescued after dangling upside down, 75 feet up, for half an hour
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Ride passengers rescued after dangling upside down, 75 feet up, for half an hour

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