Delta A350 wingtip strikes Air Canada 777 tail at Los Angeles
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A350-900 clipped the tail of an Air Canada Boeing 777 at Los Angeles airport on 6 October. No one was hurt, and the FAA is investigating.
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A Delta Air Lines Airbus A350-900 struck the tail of an Air Canada Boeing 777 at Los Angeles airport, the Los Angeles Times and CBS Los Angeles report. The A350's left wingtip touched the Boeing's horizontal stabiliser.
The Delta jet was taxiing toward takeoff for flight DL7 to Tokyo Haneda on 6 October when the contact occurred. The Air Canada aircraft had arrived from Toronto and was being towed to its gate at the time.
No injuries were reported. The US Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.
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Sources
- aerotelegraph.comAirbus A350 von Delta stößt mit Flügel gegen Boeing-777-Heck