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2 planes collide at Miami airport; passenger shares footage of crushed aircraft nose

By · Via Times of India · Published by Everything Blog

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The collision involved an inbound Copa Airlines Boeing 737 from Panama City and an outbound UPS Boeing 767 heading to Bogota, Colombia. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to the scene at the intersection of two taxiways around 9:15 p.m. on Saturday. Airport officials redirected other flights to alternate taxiways, successfully avoiding immediate flight disruptions at the facility. Meanwhile, the broader aviation system continues working through cascading delays following an FAA ground stop caused by overloaded network hardware on Friday.

Key points

  • Miami International Airport redirected traffic to alternate taxiways, preventing immediat…: Miami International Airport redirected traffic to alternate taxiways, preventing immediate operational impacts following the incident.
  • Social media footage captured by a passenger confirmed visible damage to the nose of the…: Social media footage captured by a passenger confirmed visible damage to the nose of the Copa Airlines Boeing 737.
  • The accident took place as airlines continued managing nationwide delays caused by an FAA…: The accident took place as airlines continued managing nationwide delays caused by an FAA air traffic control communication outage.

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NEW DELHI: A UPS cargo aircraft and a Copa Airlines passenger jet collided at Miami International Airport in Florida on Saturday night, damaging the nose of the passenger aircraft. No injuries were reported in the incident, which took place as one aircraft was arriving and the other was preparing for departure.

Footage filmed by a passenger aboard the Copa Airlines Boeing 737 showed visible damage to the nose of the aircraft following the collision with the UPS Boeing 767. Images and videos circulating on social media showed the aftermath of the incident.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue confirmed that the two aircraft had made contact at the airport. Greg Chin, communications director at Miami International Airport, said the collision occurred at around 9:15 pm local time at the intersection of two taxiways.

"At approximately 9:15 p.m., an arriving aircraft and a departing aircraft made contact with each other at the intersection of two taxiways. There are no reported injuries and flights are being directed to other taxiways, so there is no impact to airport operations at this time," Chin said in a…

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