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This morning around 10:00 AM EST, the wing of a Delta Air Lines Airbus A350 operating flight DL295 from Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND) sliced the tail off of an Endeavor Air Bombardier CRJ-900 that was taxiing for flight DL5526 to Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT).
I dunno what happened in Atlanta, but this planes tail wing was ripped clean off pic.twitter.com/jS1HHu1FfV
— Aaron Rigsby (@AaronRigsbyOSC) September 10, 2024
Both aircraft were getting ready to takeoff when the collision occurred. The wing of the Airbus A350 and the tail of the Bombardier CRJ-900 were both damaged in the process and both flights were cancelled. Thankfully, none of the crew or 221 customers on DL295 and 56 customers on DL5526 were injured.
Two Delta Airlines aircraft were involved in a collision on the taxiway at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia.
A Delta airlines Airbus A350-941 aircraft (N503DN) clips vertical stabilizer off the Delta Connection Bombardier CRJ-900LR plane (N302PQ),… pic.twitter.com/lscFm6T7vu
— FL360aero (@fl360aero) September 10, 2024
A Delta spokesperson released this statement:
At approximately 10:07 AM, the wing of an Airbus A350 taxiing out as DL295 from Atlanta to Tokyo-Haneda made contact with the tail of an Endeavor Air CRJ-900, DL5526 to LaFayette, Louisiana, on an adjacent taxiway, resulting in damage to the tail of the regional jet and the wing of the A350. There have been no reported injuries at this time and customers are being transported back to the terminal where they will be reaccommodated on alternate flights.”
It will be interesting to see what caused this accident as both aircraft were taxiing and there is nothing out of the ordinary being reported. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is conducting an investigation.
Anthony’s Take: It’s unclear as to what caused this accident since no weather or other issues were reported. We’ll need to wait for the investigation to see what actually occurred.
(Featured Image Credit: @FL360aero via X.)
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That’s why there’s duct tape.