Planes Collide on Tarmac: Air India Hits JetBlue Airways (VIDEO)
A low-speed ground collision Saturday between an Air India Ltd. jet and a JetBlue Airways Corp. plane next to a terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport could renew calls for steps to prevent such tarmac hazards.
The latest taxiway accident, which didn’t result in any injuries, is the second time a bigger jet has clipped the tail of a smaller plane near the JFK gates. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, early Saturday the wing of an arriving Air India Boeing 777 rolling to its gate hit the horizontal stabilizer of a Jet Blue Airways Corp. Airbus A320 that was pushing back to depart.
An FAA spokeswoman said the aircraft weren’t being directed by air-traffic controllers when they bumped into each other. The FAA is investigating.
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