Overview

• Vanessa Miles filed her complaint on July 28 in Michigan federal court, alleging gross negligence and breaches of the Montreal Convention and seeking over $75 million for her physical and psychological injuries.
• The lawsuit claims the carriers knowingly assigned an underqualified flight crew and failed to prepare for emergencies, citing non-deploying evacuation slides and lack of crew guidance.
• All 80 people aboard the Bombardier CRJ-900 on February 17 survived the inverted landing at Toronto Pearson; dozens required hospitalization after the aircraft rolled onto its roof and ignited.
• The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is examining a right-side landing gear collapse, crew response to sink rate warnings and gusty crosswinds during the final approach.
• Delta and Endeavor have not issued new comments but maintain that their pilots met all regulatory requirements and are fully cooperating with investigators.