Delta jet crashes at Toronto Pearson Airport with no fatalities

A Delta jet carrying 80 people crashed in Toronto on Monday, becoming the latest in a series of aviation disasters during the first two months of 2025.

From Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia to Arizona and Alaska, the U.S. has seen multiple major disasters responsible for killing dozens of people so far this year.

Luckily no one was killed in Monday's crash, which happened when the Delta jet flipped and crashed while landing at the Toronto Pearson International Airport. The plane, which had departed from the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport in Minnesota, was carrying 76 passengers and four crewmembers, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said. Of them, 18 people were taken to the hospital with injuries.

The latest crash comes as about 400 recently hired FAA support staff employees were fired over the weekend, part of the Trump administration's mass terminations of federal workers. The layoffs include environmental compliance workers, aeronautical information specialists, maintenance workers, mechanics and more according to David Spero, national president of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists union.

As recent disasters raise concerns about flying, here's how many aviation accidents have occurred in the U.S. this year.

How many plane crashes happened in 2025?

There have been 87 aviation accidents in 2025 so far, according to data from the National Transportation Safety Board.

That includes 62 incidents in January and 25 in February, the agency says.

How many deadly plane crashes have there been in 2025?

There have been 13 fatal aircraft accidents this year, including 10 incidents in January and three in February as of Monday, according to the safety board.

How many major US plane crashes in 2025?

There have been four major deadly U.S. aviation disasters so far this year. They happened within the span of two weeks in Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Alaska, and Arizona.

How many people have died in major plane crashes this year?

At least 85 people have died in four major U.S. aviation disasters in 2025.

Is flying still safe in the US?

Flying on U.S. commercial airlines is still considered safe.

Air travel is the absolute safest form of transportation, according to a 2024 Transportation Statistics Report from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

"Transportation incidents for all modes claimed 44,546 lives in 2022, of which all but 2,032 involved highway motor vehicles. Preliminary estimates for 2023 suggest a further decline in fatalities," the report states. "There were no deaths from crashes on large commercial airlines in 2023, but several hundred deaths occurred in crashes in general aviation, commuter air, and air taxi services."