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Regional airline brand of the United States

For the electrical term, see [Three-phase electric power § Delta (Δ)](/source/Three-phase_electric_power#Delta_(Δ)).

Delta Connection Embraer E175 operated by SkyWest Airlines Founded 1984; 42 years ago (1984) Hubs Atlanta Boston Detroit Los Angeles Minneapolis/St. Paul New York–JFK New York–LaGuardia Salt Lake City Seattle/Tacoma Focus cities Austin Raleigh/Durham Frequent-flyer program SkyMiles Alliance SkyTeam (affiliate) Parent company Delta Air Lines Website www.delta.com

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**Delta Connection** is a [brand name](/source/Brand_name) under which [Delta Air Lines](/source/Delta_Air_Lines) has air service agreements with domestic regional air carriers that feed traffic to their network by serving passengers primarily in small and medium-sized cities in the domestic market, allowing a better match of capacity with demand in these markets. These include Delta's wholly owned subsidiary [Endeavor Air](/source/Endeavor_Air) and its third-party contractors [Republic Airways](/source/Republic_Airways) and [SkyWest Airlines](/source/SkyWest_Airlines).

These agreements are primarily capacity purchase arrangements, where Delta controls scheduling, pricing, reservations, ticketing, and seat inventories for the flights. Delta is entitled to all ticket, cargo, mail, in-flight, and ancillary revenues from these flights, while paying the regional airlines a defined amount based on their operating costs and market rates. These capacity purchase agreements are typically long-term, often lasting at least ten years with an option to extend. Some agreements grant Delta the right to terminate or remove certain aircraft for convenience at specific future dates. Additionally, SkyWest Airlines operates some flights under a revenue proration agreement, which divides the revenue for connecting flight itineraries based on a fixed dollar or percentage division.[1]

A [scope clause](/source/Scope_clause) agreement between Delta Air Lines and its mainline pilots union, the [Air Line Pilots Association](/source/Air_Line_Pilots_Association), limits the number and size of aircraft that may be flown by Delta Connection. The current agreement allows up to 125 airplanes with 50 seats or fewer, 102 airplanes with between 51 and 70 seats, and 223 airplanes with up to 76 seats.[2]

## Airlines and fleet

As of February 2025[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Delta_Connection&action=edit), the combined Delta Connection-branded fleet consists of the following regional jet aircraft:[3]

Airline Aircraft In fleet Orders Passengers Notes F Y+ Y Total Endeavor Air Bombardier CRJ700 19 — 9 16 44 69 Bombardier CRJ900 20 — 12 20 38 70 106 44 76 Republic Airways Embraer 170 11 — 9 12 48 69 Embraer 175 46 — 12 20 44 76 SkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ550 14 5 10 20 20 50 Bombardier CRJ700 5 — 9 16 44 69 Bombardier CRJ900 36 — 12 20 38 70 44 76 Embraer 175 37 — 12 20 38 70 49 44 76 Total 339 5

## History

[CRJ700](/source/Bombardier_CRJ700_series#CRJ700), operated by [SkyWest](/source/SkyWest), landing at [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver_International_Airport) in 2008

[CRJ100](/source/Bombardier_CRJ100%2F200#CRJ-100), operated by [Comair](/source/Comair_(USA)), landing at [Baltimore](/source/Baltimore-Washington_International_Thurgood_Marshall_Airport)

[ERJ 145](/source/Embraer_ERJ_family), seen during winter at [Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport](/source/Qu%C3%A9bec_City_Jean_Lesage_International_Airport), was operated by several partner airlines

Canadair CRJ-200 was operated by several partner airlines

Dornier 328JET operated by Atlantic Coast Airlines

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Delta Connection was founded in 1984[4] as a means of expanding the Delta network to smaller markets via partnerships with regional airlines.

[Atlantic Southeast Airlines](/source/Atlantic_Southeast_Airlines) (ASA) began Delta Connection service on March 1, 1984, from their hub at [Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport](/source/Hartsfield%E2%80%93Jackson_Atlanta_International_Airport), and soon had a substantial presence at Delta's hub at [Dallas Fort Worth International Airport](/source/Dallas_Fort_Worth_International_Airport). ASA was a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines under the Delta Connection, Inc., holding company from May 11, 1999, to September 7, 2005, when it was purchased by [SkyWest, Inc.](/source/SkyWest%2C_Inc.), the parent company of [SkyWest Airlines](/source/SkyWest_Airlines).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

[Ransome Airlines](/source/Ransome_Airlines) operated Delta Connection flights in the northeast from March 1, 1984, to June 1, 1986, when it was purchased by [Pan Am](/source/Pan_Am).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

[Comair](/source/Comair_(USA)) began Delta Connection service on September 1, 1984. Comair primarily operated from Delta's hub at [Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport](/source/Cincinnati%2FNorthern_Kentucky_International_Airport) which was established the same year. Comair also began operating Delta Connection service from Delta's hub at [Orlando International Airport](/source/Orlando_International_Airport) in 1987.[5] In January 2000, Comair became a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines.[4]

[Rio Airways](/source/Rio_Airways) operated Delta Connection flights from their hub in Dallas/Fort Worth from June 1, 1984, to December 14, 1986, when the airline declared bankruptcy. ASA subsequently became the main Delta Connection carrier at the Dallas/Fort Worth hub.[6]

[Business Express Airlines](/source/Business_Express_Airlines) operated Delta Connection flights in the northeastern US and Canada from June 1, 1986, to March 15, 2000. The company was purchased by [AMR Corporation](/source/AMR_Corporation) in 1999 and integrated into the [American Eagle Airlines](/source/American_Eagle_Airlines) system in 2000.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Following the acquisition of [Western Airlines](/source/Western_Airlines) by Delta Air Lines, [SkyWest Airlines](/source/SkyWest_Airlines), which had been operating codeshare service flying as **Western Express** for Western, became a Delta Connection carrier on April 1, 1987, primarily operating from their hub at [Salt Lake City International Airport](/source/Salt_Lake_City_International_Airport), which Delta inherited from Western.[7]

[Trans States Airlines](/source/Trans_States_Airlines) operated Delta Connection flights from March 1998 to March 31, 2000, mainly from their focus cities in Boston and New York.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

In 2002, [Chautauqua Airlines](/source/Chautauqua_Airlines) became a Delta Connection carrier and replaced Comair as the main provider of regional flights at the Orlando hub.[8]

On November 2, 2004, [Atlantic Coast Airlines](/source/Atlantic_Coast_Airlines) ended service as a Delta Connection Carrier. Atlantic Coast Airlines reinvented itself as a low fare carrier called [Independence Air](/source/Independence_Air), based at [Washington Dulles International Airport](/source/Washington_Dulles_International_Airport). Atlantic Coast Airlines operated over 30 [Dornier 328JET](/source/Dornier_328JET) aircraft as part of its Delta Connection service from 2000 until 2005.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

On December 22, 2004, Delta Air Lines announced that Republic Airways would order and operate 16 [Embraer 170](/source/Embraer_E-Jet_family#E170) aircraft under the Delta Connection banner. Since then, it has been announced that the Republic Airways subsidiary [Shuttle America](/source/Shuttle_America) would operate the flights. The initial flight took place on September 1, 2005. On May 4, 2005, Delta Air Lines announced that [Mesa Air Group](/source/Mesa_Air_Group) subsidiary [Freedom Airlines](/source/Freedom_Airlines) would operate up to 30 [Bombardier CRJ200](/source/Bombardier_CRJ100%2F200#CRJ-200) aircraft under the Delta Connection banner beginning in October 2005. Shortly after the announcement, the decision was made for Freedom Airlines to operate the [Embraer ERJ 145](/source/Embraer_ERJ_family) for Delta Connection instead of the CRJ. After a legal battle with Mesa Air Group, Delta and Freedom Airlines terminated their contract, ending all flights on August 31, 2010.[9] On December 21, 2006, Delta announced that [Big Sky Airlines](/source/Big_Sky_Airlines) would become a Delta Connection carrier, using eight [Beechcraft 1900D](/source/Beechcraft_1900) turboprops out of [Boston Logan International Airport](/source/Boston_Logan_International_Airport).[10]

On March 1, 2007, it was announced that [ExpressJet](/source/ExpressJet) would operate 10 [Embraer ERJ 145](/source/Embraer_ERJ_family) aircraft under the Delta Connection banner beginning in June 2007 on flights from [Los Angeles International Airport](/source/Los_Angeles_International_Airport). It was later announced that ExpressJet would operate an additional eight aircraft as Delta Connection. On July 3, 2008, Delta and ExpressJet announced that they had terminated their agreement and that ExpressJet operations as Delta Connection would end by September 1, 2008.[11] On April 30, 2007, it was announced that [Pinnacle Airlines](/source/Pinnacle_Airlines) would operate 16 [Bombardier CRJ900](/source/Bombardier_CRJ700_series#CRJ-900) under the Delta Connection banner starting in December 2007.

### Merging Delta Connection and Northwest Airlink

The merger of [Delta Air Lines](/source/Delta_Air_Lines) and [Northwest Airlines](/source/Northwest_Airlines) meant that Northwest's regional brand, **[Northwest Airlink](/source/Northwest_Airlink)**, would be merged into Delta Connection. The new Delta Connection would include the [regional airlines](/source/Regional_airline) from both the original Delta and Northwest. On November 8, 2008, Delta and [Mesaba Airlines](/source/Mesaba_Airlines), a fully owned regional subsidiary of Northwest Airlines that operated flights as Northwest Airlink with turboprop aircraft and also with regional jet aircraft, announced that the seven CRJ900 aircraft previously operated by Freedom as well as eight new-order aircraft would be operated for Delta Connection beginning February 12, 2009.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Citing cost reductions, Delta Air Lines sold former Northwest Airlines regional subsidiary Mesaba Airlines on July 1, 2010, to [Pinnacle Airlines Corp.](/source/Pinnacle_Airlines_Corp.) for $62 million. Its headquarters were moved to Pinnacle's in [Memphis](/source/Memphis%2C_Tennessee) on December 26, 2011. Mesaba merged its operations into Pinnacle on January 4, 2012.[12][13] The same day, [Trans States Holdings](/source/Trans_States_Holdings) purchased [Compass Airlines](/source/Compass_Airlines_(North_America)) from Delta for $20.5 million.[14] It has maintained both regional operations with the airlines as of January 1, 2012.

Delta announced that it would add [in-flight WiFi](/source/In-flight_entertainment#Wi-Fi) to 223 Delta Connection aircraft beginning in 2011.[15]

Regional carrier [GoJet Airlines](/source/GoJet_Airlines), also owned by Trans States Holdings, began operations from [Detroit Wayne County Metropolitan Airport](/source/Detroit_Wayne_County_Metropolitan_Airport) to cities in the Midwest using 15 CRJ700 aircraft on January 11, 2012.[16]

Following a merger between [Atlantic Southeast Airlines](/source/Atlantic_Southeast_Airlines) (ASA) and [ExpressJet](/source/ExpressJet), Delta Connection flights operated under the latter's name and ceased operations as ASA. All routes remained the same, but the flights began operating as ExpressJet beginning in 2012.[17]

On July 25, 2012, Delta announced that its wholly owned subsidiary [Comair](/source/Comair_(USA)) would cease all operations at midnight on September 28, 2012.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

 Airliners lined-up at [LaGuardia Airport](/source/LaGuardia_Airport)

On May 1, 2013, as a condition of exiting bankruptcy, [Pinnacle Airlines](/source/Endeavor_Air) became a subsidiary of Delta and was subsequently renamed Endeavor Air.[18]

On December 31, 2014, [Chautauqua Airlines](/source/Chautauqua_Airlines) operated its last flight for Delta Connection. All aircraft and crew and maintenance bases would be absorbed by the Shuttle America certificate. The conclusion of this service also removed the last operating three seat wide aircraft from the Delta Connection fleet.[19]

On August 9, 2017, it was announced that Delta and ExpressJet would terminate their agreement early with all operations ended in late 2018.[20] The remaining dual-class aircraft financed by Delta would be transferred to [Endeavor](/source/Endeavor_Air) while ExpressJet would redistribute their financed aircraft to other flying partners. Delta cited ExpressJet's lacking operational performance and focus on trimming their 50-seat fleet as the main reason for terminating the contract early.[21]

In August 2019, Delta announced that the regional fleet would be consolidated from 5 carriers to 3, eliminating GoJet Airlines and [Compass Airlines](/source/Compass_Airlines_(North_America)). The Delta Connection aircraft and routes would be transferred to the Delta-owned Endeavor Air and contractors [Republic Airway](/source/Republic_Airways) and [SkyWest Airlines](/source/SkyWest_Airlines).[22] Endeavor, Republic, and SkyWest would each focus on different geographic regions with SkyWest becoming the primary partner in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles_International_Airport), [Salt Lake City](/source/Salt_Lake_City_International_Airport), and [Seattle](/source/Seattle%E2%80%93Tacoma_International_Airport); and Endeavor growing in [Cincinnati](/source/Cincinnati%2FNorthern_Kentucky_International_Airport), [Detroit](/source/Detroit_Metropolitan_Airport), and [Raleigh–Durham](/source/Raleigh%E2%80%93Durham_International_Airport).[23]

In September 2020, Delta announced in an SEC filing that it planned to retire all Delta-owned [CRJ200](/source/Bombardier_CRJ100%2F200#CRJ-200) aircraft by December 2023.[24] This was due to the uncomfortability of the aircraft, and the lack of any premium seats. The final CRJ200 flight flew on December 1 being replaced by the larger CRJ variants.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] In November 2023, Delta announced that they would add Wi-Fi to their current regional aircraft, and their mainline [Boeing 717s](/source/Boeing_717) starting from mid 2024. In May, Skywest announced the conversion of 19 expired CRJ700s from American Eagle into CRJ550s that would operate under Delta. The CRJ550s were introduced in the summer of 2024.[25] One CRJ200 was reactivated in June 2024 as temporary service to fill in the 50 seat market before the CRJ550s entered service. The airframe was put into storage in September.[26]

### Historical regional jet fleet

The Delta Connection brand, through its various regional and commuter airline partners, operated a variety of jet aircraft over the years including the following types:

Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Replacement Notes BAe 146-200 8 1993 1996 Bombardier CRJ100/200 Operated by Business Express Airlines[citation needed] Bombardier CRJ100 67 1993 2019 Bombardier CRJ700 series ER variant used. Operated by Comair and SkyWest Airlines Bombardier CRJ200 271 1994 2024 Bombardier CRJ700 series LR variant used. Operated by Comair, Endeavor Air, ExpressJet, SkyWest Airlines, and Atlantic Southeast Airlines Dornier 328JET 33 2001 2004 Bombardier CRJ100/200 Operated by Atlantic Coast Airlines Embraer ERJ 135 3 2002 2009 Embraer ERJ 145 LR variant used. Operated by Chautauqua Airlines Embraer ERJ 145 42 2004 2018 Bombardier CRJ700 series, Embraer E-Jet family LR and XR variants used. Operated by Chautauqua Airlines, ExpressJet, Freedom Airlines, and Shuttle America

### Historical turboprop fleet

The Delta Connection brand, through its various regional and commuter airline partners, operated a variety of twin turboprop aircraft over the years including the following types:

Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Replacement Notes ATR 72 19 1993 2008 Bombardier CRJ100/200, Bombardier CRJ700 series Operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines BAe Jetstream 41 4 2000 2002 None Operated by Trans States Airlines Beechcraft 1900D 8 2006 2008 None Operated by Big Sky Airlines de Havilland Canada Dash 8-100 11 2006 2007 None Operated by Freedom Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-6 5 1986 1986 None Operated by Business Express Airlines Embraer EMB 120 99 2000 2015 Bombardier CRJ100/200 ER variant used. Operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines, and SkyWest Airlines (never wore Delta Connection livery) Fairchild Metroliner 35 1987 1996 Embraer EMB 120 Operated by SkyWest Airlines Saab 340 49 2008 2011 Bombardier CRJ100/200 Former Northwest Airlink, operated by Mesaba Airlines

## Destinations

See also: [Delta Air Lines § Destinations](/source/Delta_Air_Lines#Destinations)

Delta Connection flights usually fly from, or to mainline Delta's hubs. (See sidebar above for hubs)

List of Destinations[27] Serving Country (Administrative Division) Airport IATA Code Notes Birmingham, AL United States (Alabama) Birmingham-Shuttlesworth BHM Domestic Destination Dothan, AL United States (Alabama) Dothan Regional Airport DHN Domestic Destination Huntsville, AL United States (Alabama) Huntsville International Airport HSV Domestic Destination Mobile, AL United States (Alabama) Mobile Regional Airport MOB Domestic Destination Montgomery, AL United States (Alabama) Montgomery Regional Airport MGM Domestic Destination Phoenix Metropolitan Area United States (Arizona) Phoenix-Sky Harbor PHX Domestic Destination Tucson, AZ United States (Arizona) Tucson International Airport TUS Domestic Destination Fayetteville, AR, Bentonville, AR, Springdale, AR, Rogers, AR United States (Arkansas) Northwest Arkansas National Airport XNA Domestic Destination Little Rock, AR United States (Arkansas) Little Rock-Clinton LIT Domestic Destination Greater Los Angeles United States (California) LA-Burbank BUR Domestic Destination Fresno, CA, San Joaquin Valley, Yosemite National Park, CA, Sequoia National Park, CA, Kings Canyon National Park, CA United States (California) Fresno-Yosemite FAT Domestic Destination Greater Los Angeles United States (California) LA-Long Beach LGB Domestic Destination Greater Los Angeles, CA United States (California) Los Angeles International Airport LAX Domestic Destination Some flights are seasonal. San Francisco Bay Area, CA, East Bay, CA United States (California) Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport OAK Domestic Destination Inland Empire, CA, Greater Los Angeles, CA United States, (California) LA-Ontario ONT Domestic Destination Exuma Bahamas (Great Exuma) Exuma International Airport GGT International Destination Eleuthera, Harbour Island, Bahamas, Spanish Wells Bahamas (Eleuthera) North Eleuthera Airport ELH International Destination Calgary, Canada Canada (Alberta) Calgary International Airport YYC International Destination Greater Montreal Canada (Quebec) Montréal-Trudeau YUL International Destination Greater Toronto Area Canada (Ontario) Toronto-Pearson YYZ International Destination Greater Vancouver Canada (British Columbia) Vancouver International Airport YVR International Destination Winnipeg, Canada Canada (Manitoba) Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport YWG International Destination

## Academy

Delta Connection Academy was an airline flight school established in October 1989. The academy was located in [Sanford, Florida](/source/Sanford%2C_Florida), on the grounds of the [Orlando Sanford International Airport](/source/Orlando_Sanford_International_Airport). It contained a fleet that had 73 aircraft and over 550 flight students who attended the academy. On January 13, 2010, it was acquired by Flight Training Acquisitions for $50 million.[28] Today, it operates as L3Harris Flight Academy.

## Incidents and accidents

- On 19 September 1986, an [Atlantic Southeast Airlines](/source/Atlantic_Southeast_Airlines) EMB 120RT (N219AS) struck a mountain near Mantiqueira, Brazil while being delivered to Atlantic Southeast, killing all five on board.[29]

- On January 15, 1987, [SkyWest Airlines Flight 1834](/source/SkyWest_Airlines_Flight_1834), a [Fairchild Metroliner](/source/Fairchild_Swearingen_Metroliner) collided with a [Mooney M20](/source/Mooney_M20) transporting an instructor and a student while on a flight between [Pocatello](/source/Pocatello) to [Salt Lake City](/source/Salt_Lake_City) in the vicinity of [Kearns, Utah](/source/Kearns%2C_Utah). All eight people on Flight 1834 and the two occupants of the Mooney were killed. The cause was found to be a navigation error by the Mooney's student pilot.[30]

- On April 9, 1990, [Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2254](/source/Atlantic_Southeast_Airlines_Flight_2254), an [Embraer EMB 120](/source/Embraer_EMB_120_Brasilia) collided with a [Civil Air Patrol](/source/Civil_Air_Patrol) [Cessna 172](/source/Cessna_172) shortly after takeoff from [Northeast Alabama Regional Airport](/source/Northeast_Alabama_Regional_Airport), after losing the right stabilizer, the Embraer landed safely back at GAD with no fatalities or injuries but the Cessna crashed, killing both occupants.[31]

- On February 1, 1991, [SkyWest Airlines Flight 5569](/source/1991_Los_Angeles_runway_collision), a Fairchild Metroliner, was waiting for takeoff clearance on a runway at [Los Angeles International Airport](/source/Los_Angeles_International_Airport) when [USAir](/source/USAir) Flight 1493 collided with it. The ten passengers and two crew members onboard Flight 5569 were killed in addition to the 23 passengers and crew on Flight 1493. The crash was blamed on the air traffic controller, who had permitted the USAir plane to land on the same runway that the SkyWest flight was using.[32][33]

- On April 5, 1991, [Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311](/source/Atlantic_Southeast_Airlines_Flight_2311), an [Embraer EMB 120](/source/Embraer_EMB_120_Brasilia), crashed on approach to the [Glynco Jetport](/source/Glynco_Jetport) serving [Brunswick, GA](/source/Brunswick%2C_GA). Twenty passengers and three crew members were killed. The cause was a combination of an engine malfunction and crew fatigue.[34]

- On August 21, 1995, [Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529](/source/Atlantic_Southeast_Airlines_Flight_529), an Embraer EMB 120, crashed in Burwell, Georgia. Officials determined that a propeller-blade loss and inability to feather the remaining blades caused the accident, which killed eight of the 28 passengers and crew.[35][36][37][38]

- On January 9, 1997, [Comair Flight 3272](/source/Comair_Flight_3272), an Embraer EMB 120, crashed near [Monroe, Michigan](/source/Monroe%2C_Michigan). The flight, which originated from [Cincinnati, Ohio](/source/Cincinnati%2C_Ohio), was on approach to Detroit. All 29 passengers and crew were killed when the plane crashed 18 miles from the airport. The cause was determined as the "FAA's failure to establish adequate aircraft certification standards for flight in icing conditions, the FAA's failure to ensure that an FAA/CTA-approved procedure for the accident airplane's deice system operation was implemented by U.S.-based air carriers, and the FAA's failure to require the establishment of adequate minimum airspeeds for icing conditions."[39]

- On August 27, 2006, [Comair Flight 5191](/source/Comair_Flight_5191), a [Bombardier CRJ100](/source/Bombardier_CRJ100%2F200#CRJ-100), crashed on takeoff at [Lexington, Kentucky](/source/Lexington%2C_Kentucky)'s [Blue Grass Airport](/source/Blue_Grass_Airport) with 47 passengers and three crew members on board. Only the first officer survived. The pilots attempted a takeoff from the wrong runway, which was not long enough for the aircraft.[40]

- On July 17, 2012, a suspended SkyWest Airlines pilot, Brian Hedgelin, under investigation by police for the recent fatal stabbing of a woman at his [Colorado Springs](/source/Colorado_Springs) residence, stole a [Bombardier CRJ200](/source/Bombardier_CRJ100%2F200#CRJ-200) owned by [SkyWest Airlines](/source/SkyWest_Airlines) at [St. George Regional Airport](/source/St._George_Regional_Airport) in Utah. The aircraft was out of service at the time with no other passengers or crew on board.[41] After apparently scaling the airport perimeter fence, Hedgelin started the aircraft and attempted to taxi from the gate but clipped a [jet bridge](/source/Jet_bridge) and the terminal building, damaging the left wing and causing a fuel leak; he then taxied the aircraft through a fence and into a parking lot, striking several parked cars in the process. Hedgelin fatally shot himself in the aircraft aisle.[42] The stolen aircraft, Canadair CRJ200ER *N865AS*, was damaged beyond repair and written off.[43]

- On February 17, 2025, [Delta Connection Flight 4819](/source/Delta_Connection_Flight_4819), a [Bombardier CRJ900](/source/Bombardier_CRJ900) operated by [Endeavor Air](/source/Endeavor_Air), which originated from [Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport](/source/Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul_International_Airport), crashed and flipped over on the runway upon landing at [Toronto Pearson International Airport](/source/Toronto_Pearson_International_Airport), injuring 21 people.[44]

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