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Copa and UPS jets collide on Miami taxiway, injuring two slightly
A Copa Airlines Boeing 737 and a United Parcel Service Boeing 767 collided on a taxiway at Miami International Airport on Saturday night, injuring two people slightly. The FAA is investigating the incident, which happened a day after a nationwide ground stop disrupted US air travel, raising further attention to aviation operations and safety.
The FAA said the 737’s wingtip struck the 767’s nose at about 9pm local time, after controllers had told the UPS crew to give way. Copa’s flight had landed and was taxiing to its gate; the UPS aircraft was preparing to depart for Bogotá. The airport said flights were redirected to other taxiways without affecting operations, while the collision came amid thousands of delays and cancellations following Friday’s four-hour ground stop over communications maintenance.
In short
- Two people had minor injuries in a taxiway collision at Miami airport.
- The FAA is investigating how the planes collided.
- The crash followed a four-hour nationwide ground stop on Friday.
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Originally published by The Guardian as “Two planes collide on taxiway at Miami airport one day after national grounding”.