Delta jet strikes stationary Air Canada aircraft at LAX during taxiing
A Delta aircraft clipped an Air Canada jet while taxiing at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday morning, prompting an FAA investigation into the cause. No injuries were reported, but the incident delayed passengers and raised questions about how the aircraft came into contact on the tarmac.
Delta Flight 7, bound for Tokyo Haneda, was carrying 275 customers and 15 crew members when its left wing struck the horizontal stabilizer of an Air Canada aircraft being towed near a gate. The FAA said the Air Canada plane had stopped short of its gate; LAX operations later returned to normal. The NTSB was still gathering information to assess the damage and decide whether to open its own investigation.
- A Delta jet clipped an Air Canada aircraft at LAX.
- No injuries were reported.
- The FAA is investigating the tarmac collision.
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Two aircraft came into contact on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday morning. A Delta plane struck an Air Canada jet whilst the latter was being towed near a gate, forcing a temporary pause in airport operations.
The collision involved Delta Flight 7, scheduled to fly to Tokyo with 275 passengers and 15 crew members aboard. The Air Canada aircraft had stopped short of its designated gate when the Delta plane's left wing clipped its horizontal stabilizer. No one aboard either aircraft was injured.
The incident has prompted the US Federal Aviation Administration to launch an investigation into the cause. The National Transportation Safety Board is assessing the damage to determine whether to open its own formal investigation.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Delta plane collides with Air Canada flight on tarmac at Los Angeles airport as FAA probes what went wrong”.