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Digging into aviation safety in the wake of Monday's crash landing in Toronto

Digging into aviation safety in the wake of Monday's crash landing in Toronto

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It’s been an unusually bad start to 2025 for air travel accidents.  

Monday’s crash at Pearson International Airport that saw a Delta airlines flight come to rest upside down has a lot of people wondering: is commercial air travel safe? 

Host David Smith gets answers from aviation expert John Gradek with McGill University.


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Digging into aviation safety in the wake of Monday's crash landing in Toronto

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