Aviation experts outline key factors for surviving a crash

All 76 passengers on a Delta Airlines flight survived with minor injuries after their plane caught fire upon landing on a Toronto runway on Monday following the crash. Aviation experts told the Associated Press that the remarkable survival was due to advancements in aircraft design and a highly trained crew that executed the evacuation plan perfectly. Michael McCormick, an assistant professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida, remarked, “It was truly remarkable to see people climbing out.”

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He expressed, “When I first saw the footage of the plane upside down at the airport, I thought, ‘How could that happen? And how could anyone survive it?'” Aviation experts explained that passenger jet design and engineering have significantly advanced. Fuel tanks are now in the wings and built to detach during a crash. Additionally, the vertical stabilizer, a tail-like fin, can break off to keep a flipped aircraft stable on the ground, aiding in passenger evacuation.

McCormick pointed to these technological advancements, stating, “Aviation is and continues to be the safest mode of transportation.” Jeff Guzzetti, an airline safety consultant and former investigator for the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board, stated that the upgraded seats and seatbelts played a key role in preventing fatalities during the Delta Airlines fire incident.

The seatbelts kept passengers secure as the plane came to a stop on the Toronto runway. “The chances of being injured or killed in a commercial airline accident are much lower than those of driving a car,” Guzzetti told AP.

Experts also praised the aircraft crew for swiftly evacuating passengers before emergency rescue teams arrived. Deborah Flint, CEO of Greater Toronto Airports Authority, referred to the flight crew as “heroes. ”Delta CEO Ed Bastian commended their actions, calling it a “testament to the safety built into the systems. ”A Canadian official investigating the crash declined to comment on initial theories. “It’s still too early to determine the cause of this accident,” said senior investigator Ken Webster.

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