Social media users claimed the accident happened because it was an all-woman crew. Delta did not reveal the name of the pilots though it did not counter social media claims that the captain was James and the first officer was Kendal Swanson. Both the captain and first officer are \”qualified and FAA certified for their positions,\” the airline said. The Delta plane that crash-landed and turned upside down was operated by Endeavor Air, a subsidiary of Delta. No fatality was reported but Delta announced that it would be offering $30,000 to each of the victims. The first officer has been flying with the airline since she completed her training in April. Her flight experience time exceeded minimum federal requirements, the airline says without revealing the name but it was possibly about KendalSwanson. The captain was hired in October 2007 by Mesaba Airlines and served as an active duty captain and in pilot training and safety capacities. The airline said that claims that he failed training events are false. It also said that he did not flow into a pilot position at Delta Air Lines due to training failures.
