Georgia: 2 Delta Airlines Planes Collide On Tarmac At Airport

Oann ^ | September 10, 2024 | James Meyers

[george76]

Two Delta Airlines planes have collided on the tarmac at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia.

Two Delta Airlines aircraft were involved in a collision on the taxiway at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia.

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The shocking incident occurred at the United States’ “busiest airport,” according to stratosjets.com, with photographed images displaying the back end of the Louisiana-bound flight bent at a 90 degree angle.

The dramatic crash occurred after Delta Air Lines Flight 295 Airbus A350 was taxiing for departure to Tokyo, Japan, hitting the tail of an Endeavor Air Flight DL5526 going to Lafayette, Louisiana.

The report stated that there were 221 passengers aboard the Tokyo-bound flight, and 56 people aboard the Louisiana flight.

In comparison, the smaller jet weighs 47,250 lbs., whereas the larger one weighs around 239,000 lbs.

Fortunately, no injuries have been reported among the combined 277 passengers onboard both jets.

Delta Airlines announced that their passengers will be accommodated on “alternate flights.”

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two aircraft made contact at the intersection of taxiways E and H on the north airfield,”

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This recent incident follows a previous newsworthy headline related to how a Delta Airlines flight to Rome was forced to turn around over the Atlantic Ocean and return to Boston, Massachusetts, following a lightning strike in August.

[Georgia Girl 2]

They’re live streaming it on YouTube. Knocked the tail right off the smaller jet.

[PGalt]

Thanks for posting.

[george76]

Thanks

[CFW]

Unless proven otherwise, I now assume an incident such as this is due to a DEI hire.

[Larry Lucido]

I’d like to see an airport host a demo derby with old unused planes.

[george76]

Delta CRJ missing its vertical stabilizer ..

https://x.com/avi8ionaddict/status/1833520800756097094

[cpdiii]

Either a massive screw by ground control or a pilot. Most fortunate that no one was hurt. When ground control tells you that you are cleared to taxi to a point, etc. you assume it is all good. If a pilot did not do as instructed it is on he or her. If ground control gave incorrect instructions it is on him but oddly also the pilot obeying ground control instructions. Pilot or ground control screwed up or both screwed up. All will wear this. The only question is who wears the most of this.

[Envisioning]

I’d like to see an airport host a demo derby with old unused planes.

Being a fan of demo derbies, that is an excellent idea. :)

[rktman]

More here:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4263960/posts

😊👍

[WeaslesRippedMyFlesh]

If you’re the pilot at fault, THAT is a bad day.

Not leaving your wallet or purse in the car at the grociery check out.

Not stepping in a mud puddle in new shoes.

Not getting a call from the school that your kids been in a fight.

Not getting a ticket for speeding.

but crashing your airliner into another airliner destroying both.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Yes, somebody is sweating bullets right now.

[pops88]

My first thought- Atlanta= ATC DEI. My late husband flew for a company based out of Atlanta and couldn’t understand why he always seemed to have different flight attendants. He discovered they worked just long enough (30 days) to qualify for unemployment benefits. They were also all black.

[mass55th]

My oldest son returned from his first trip to Germany since the lockdown. He hadn't gone before, because he was nursing his last cat for liver cancer. Nobody else could care for her so he could travel, as she was extremely elusive, and even he had trouble giving her, her regular medications. She lived 5 years after being diagnosed, but had to be put to sleep in July.

In the past, he'd always flown a foreign carrier, mostly Lufthansa. For this trip he chose United because they flew non-stop from Newark. He upgraded his seat to aisle seats in the center Economy Plus section both ways.

His flight from Albany to Newark was fine, but the United flight to Berlin was delayed over an hour because, as the pilot explained, the overnight maintenance crew had not charged the plane for the length of time required. The pilot had to literally turn the plane off, and then back on, to get everything to boot up properly before take-off.

For meals over and back, you had no choice. There was one dish, and one dish only, and he said the chicken on the way over was all dried out, so he didn't even finish it. For breakfast on the way over, the option was a turkey and cheese sandwich, or an egg sandwich. He took neither. He also had a 7 year old kid sitting next to him, and the kid did not sit still the whole flight. He was up and down, crawling on the floor, kicking the woman's seat in front of him, and the mother never bothered to discipline the kid. My son said he couldn't catch a nap at all the whole 9 hour flight because of the kid.

On the flight back Sunday, when he boarded, again having paid extra to upgrade to the center section of Economy Plus, he found someone else sitting in his seat. When the attendant was made aware of the problem, it took her quite a while to come back to resolve it. They'd booked the seat twice, and shoved him to a window seat, which he hadn't chosen or paid extra for. Again, the one meal they offered was nothing he wanted, so he passed. Germany's customs when he left had one question before he boarded the plane: Do you have chocolate in your bag? He told her yes, and she let him pass. When he got to Newark, TSA opened his bag, rifled through his bag, and ended up loosening the cap on a bottle of shampoo, and it leaked all over the inside of his bag, onto clothes, etc.

He said despite the fact that United is the only airline that flies to Berlin non-stop, he won't be booking them again. He said that every time he has flown an American carrier, it reminds him of why he uses foreign airline companies instead. He's hoping to go back overseas in May, and will likely be flying Lufthansa. Goodbye US carriers.

[gitmo]

Kamala will blame Trump for this tonight.

[drSteve78]

Shocking only that it’s not happening more often.

[Colinsky]

I’d like to see an airport host a demo derby with old unused planes.

That's an idea that is not going to get off the ground.

[Rural_Michigan]

I fly every two weeks and am also surprised

[Paal Gulli]

ATL-Hartsfield has five (5) parallel runways. With their parking layout, odds are better than 50% that every arrival or departure will involve taxiing across at least one active runway. So regardless where you've come from (or are going to) a drive across campus there is likely to be the most challenging part of your day.

The runway arrangement also makes it a great place for testing a pilot's ability to cope with wake vortex on account of the plane that took off just ahead of you on your "sister" runway .

[armourenthusiast]

It appears that not having White Men in charge anymore can be a little problematic everywhere.