Posted on 09/10/2024 1:06:38 PM PDT by 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.
~30 years ago, I was on a KLM flight rolling on tarmac toward the takeoff runway, when we suddenly stopped. The pilot announced that “he may have clipped, the plane behind us ( Air France) which was pulled to the side. I looked out window and saw the far flap on the wing was bent out of shape. We sat for an hour until a truck escorted us back to terminal. The truck had to assure we weren’t leaking fuel.
The pilot was first to deplane. He was beet red as he left. He was then showing papers to local officials. That plane didn’t leave that evening. Probably lost a couple $ million revenue.
Not a good day
Who is at fault? Was it the smaller plane not being off the runway far enough or the bigger plane pilots not seeing this and/or the tower not seeing this?
Looks like plenty of blame to go around.
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