Earlier this morning, a Delta A350’s wing collided with the tail of a CRJ-900 on a taxiway at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta Georgia.
At approximately 10:00 am local time, Delta Flight 295 was taxing out for it’s scheduled flight to Tokyo, Japan. During the taxi, its wing tip stuck another Delta aircraft. Delta Flight 5526, an Endeavor operated jet, sustained damage as the horizontal and vertical stabilizer were sheered off.
Runway Collision At Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta Involved Two Different Delta Aircraft
Flight 5526 was reported to have had 56 passengers plus the crew on board at the time of the collision.
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Delta Flight 295 was an Airbus 350, the largest aircraft that Delta Air Lines currently operates. Flight 295 was carrying 221 passengers plus the crew. Fortunately no injuries are reported at this time.
Delta flight 295 was able to return to the gate area under its own power. However Delta Flight 5526 was unable to do so due to the severity of the damage it obtained during the Collison. All 56 passengers aboard the regional jet were bussed back to the terminal from the taxiway.
At 10:07AM, two aircraft made contact at the intersection of taxiways E and H on the north airfield. No injuries are reported. Passengers from one aircraft are being bussed to concourse B; the other aircraft taxied on its own power to its gate. There is minimal impact to ops.
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The FAA is currently investigating the cause of this collision. Operations have returned to normal at Atlanta’s airport.
