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‘Unmanned’ flights: Amid rumors of all-female flight crew that crashed in Toronto, Delta CEO won’t reveal identity of pilots
Amid rumors that an all-female flight crew was at the helm of the Delta Air Lines flight that crashed and flipped upside down in Toronto this week, the company’s chief executive officer is refusing to identify the pilots.
“I can’t provide any details,” Delta CEO Ed Bastian said Wednesday morning on CBS. “It’s an ongoing investigation.”
When asked specifically about the pilots, Bastian said: “It was an experienced crew.”
While CEO Ed Bastian tells CBS Mornings he can “understand” why people would be afraid to fly right now, he says that air travel in the U.S. is “safer than the car ride I took this morning to get to my office.”
After a Delta jet skidded and flipped upside down on a Toronto… pic.twitter.com/H2sGr4Dig1
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) February 19, 2025
“There is one level of safety at Delta,” Bastian said. “All these pilots train for these conditions.”
While he called video of the crash “horrifying,” he praised the actions of the crew deducting the evacuation process.
“This is what we train for,” Bastian noted. “We train for this continuously.”
Meanwhile, video has emerged of the pilots of Endeavor Air, which operated the Minneapolis-to-Toronto flight.
One clip is set to the 2004 Disney movie “The Incredibles” and includes the lyrics: “Girls, come on? Leave the saving of the world to the men? I don’t think so. I don’t think so.”
A female pilot os shown lip-synching the words as she wags her finger in a negative manner.
LibsofTikTok says it appears Endeavor “is fixated on promoting all-female ‘unmanned’ flights.” The reference to “unmanned” implies male-free.
The Delta plane that crashed in Toronto was operated by Endeavor Air, a regional airline that, according to their TikTok, is fixated on promoting all-female “unmanned” flights. pic.twitter.com/2XxA0mZLXR
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 19, 2025
As WND reported Tuesday, Delta Air Lines is coming under severe criticism for doubling down on its push for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, or DEI, just days before Monday’s spectacular crash at Toronto Pearson Airport.
On Feb. 6, Peter Carter, chief external affairs officer at Delta, said: “We are steadfast in our commitments because we think that they are actually critical to our business.”
(Note: Some graphic language in this new footage of the crash):
Not flying delta with their dei pilots anytime soon pic.twitter.com/IWIlueoifd
— MAGA Firearms & Tech (@magafirearmstec) February 18, 2025
“Sustainability is about being more efficient in our operations and really DE&I is about talent and that’s been our focus.”
“The key differentiator at Delta is our people,” Carter added, according to Fox5Atlanta.
Among those slamming the airline in harsh terms is comedian Tyler Fischer, a frequent face on the Fox News Channel, who said on X:
“This is from Delta’s DEI website. An airline OBSESSED with the race and sexual preferences of their workers. Think the passengers who almost died in Toronto give a flying F*** about if the pilot [has sex with] dudes or the flight attendant’s great grandma was a non binary Native American?”
“Just land the damn plane right side up. Look at their site it’s insane.”
Another commenter noted: “Delta, the epitome of DEI zealotry, now faces the stark reality of their folly. A crash, not of mechanical failure, but of judgment, where diversity trumped skill. The wreckage serves as a stark reminder: competence, not checkboxes, should dictate roles. The cost? Peoples lives!”
Delta, the epitome of DEI zealotry, now faces the stark reality of their folly. A crash, not of mechanical failure, but of judgment, where diversity trumped skill. The wreckage serves as a stark reminder: competence, not checkboxes, should dictate roles. The cost? Peoples lives! pic.twitter.com/7lrpczVFr5
— Sapiential Sage (@Sapiential_Sage) February 18, 2025
On Tuesday, a day after the crash, Delta’s own website continued to champion DEI, with a variety of company statements and personal testimonials from minorities and homosexuals.
“We actively seek diversity, boldly pursue equity, and consciously promote inclusion to create a sense of belonging for all people,” its diversity page proudly declares.
It quotes Delta CEO Ed Bastian saying: “Thoughtful action combined with a focus on championing diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and within our personal lives will play a healing role to help us keep climbing. The Delta family will use whatever means we have to move the world toward a better, more just tomorrow.”
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Julie T., a Delta customer solution supervisor in Atlanta, is featured in one diversity video, saying:
“A waitress came over and said that we couldn’t hold hands in a restaurant. And I was really just kind of heartbroken that somebody would feel tat way just because I’m holding hands with a woman.”
“I can’t imagine being in other places where I can’t be who I am, and Delta makes it so easy for me.”
Of course, of course, Delta doubled down on DEI
Choose who you fly with carefully or you may end up upside down on a runway…. https://t.co/mCr6rFSNhv
— Real Ben Garrison Cartoons (@GrrrGraphics) February 18, 2025
The site also promotes one of its black female aviators, Monique Grayson.
”As one of Fortune’s Best Workplaces for Women, promoting diversity and intersectional empowerment of women is key to Delta’s culture and success. To celebrate women’s history and the impact women make on our world every single day, Delta is highlighting women across the business all month long.
“On International Women’s Day, we are thrilled and proud to share the story of Delta First Officer Monique Grayson.
“I knew I had the desire to become a pilot when I was approximately 12 years old,” said Grayson. “I’m just hoping in the future, people will see people such as myself, and believe that whatever goal they have, they can accomplish it.”
Delta Airlines, now powered by DEI. Feel safer yet or is this giving you dancing nurse vibes? pic.twitter.com/rkNnjojLap
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) January 17, 2024
Delta line check pilot Lane Kranz, a gay man, is also featured, and was asked why it is important for the world to see diversity in the flight deck.
“We’re a global airline that flies all over the world – over 300 countries on six continents,” he explained.
“Our company brings people together from different cultures, practices, life experiences and perspectives, and it’s important for our pilot population, and workforce in general, to mirror our customers. When you harness the energy of different people, that creates new perspectives and ideas – innovation. Innovation leads to change and change leads to opportunity. This is why diversity is so important.”
This is your reminder that Delta still has its DEI page up
It actually says “We actively seek diversity”
Including multiple programs aimed at hiring more ‘diverse’ (not White) pilots https://t.co/OrfImr2c2Q pic.twitter.com/5XfdYthDdN
— The Real Brandon (@BluecollarBran) February 17, 2025
When asked to share an experience at Delta that made him feel included, Kranz responded:
“One experience that comes to mind is when I was a first officer. I was flying with a captain, and he asked, ‘What does your wife do?’ I said, ‘I’m actually married to my husband, and he works for T-Mobile in Human Resources.’ He said, ‘Wow, that’s awesome. I’m not gay but my son is, he’s in college.’ It just made my heart melt when he said that. I don’t make a big point about me being gay, but if someone asks, I’m happy to share my experience.”
Wow, Taylor Lorenz posted this 2 days ago.
She circled the DEI and added “This plane is NOT going down.”
Notice the Delta logo at the top left.
This aged like milk. pic.twitter.com/wrauvjjJBV
— Libs of B.S (@Libsofbluesky) February 17, 2025
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‘Diversity trumped skill’: Delta Air Lines under fire for championing DEI amid spectacular crash