Taxiing planes collide at JFK; no one hurt
An Air France Airbus A380 like this one clipped the tail of another jet while taxiing at Kennedy Airport. Credit: AFP / Getty Images, 2009
An Air France Airbus A-380’s wing clipped the tail of another jet while it was taxiing out to depart New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Jim Peters says there were no injuries in the mishap which happened just after 8 p.m. Monday.
Peters says Air France Flight 7 bound for Paris was taxiing on runway A when its left wingtip struck the tail of Comair Flight 629CRJ7, which had just landed from Boston and was taxiing to the gate.
He says both jets will be towed back to the ramp area for inspection. The extent of the damage was not immediately known.
The Airbus A-380 is the biggest commercial passenger jet in the world. Comair operates regional flights for Delta.
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