July 15, 201114 yr Moderator http://overheadbin.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/07/14/7085722-delta-767-clips-regional-jet-at-logan-airport-1-hurt?gt1=43001Delta 767 clips regional jet at Logan Airport; 1 hurtBy Joe Myxter, travel editor"A Boeing 767 operated by Delta Air Lines clipped a smaller regional jet Thursday night at Boston's Logan Airport.Delta Flight 266 was carrying 204 passengers and 11 crew members, MassPort spokesperson Phil Orlandella said, and was scheduled to fly to Amsterdam.Flight 266 was taxiing for departure when its left wing clipped the tail of the regional jet, Jim Peters, a spokesperson for the FAA-New England Region, told msnbc.com.The regional jet, Atlantic Southeast Flight 4904, was carrying 74 passengers and three crew members and was scheduled to travel to Raleigh, N.C.One person was complaining of neck pain, and was taken to a local hospital for treatment, Peters said.The 767 was able to taxi back to the terminal under its own power. Passengers on the regional jet were bused back, and the air craft was towed off the taxiway, Peters said."Both aircraft have been removed from service for inspections and passengers are currently being reaccommodated on other aircraft," Delta said in a statement obtained by WHDH, the NBC News affiliate in Boston.Both planes sustained damage, though the extent of the damage is not yet known." Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
July 15, 201114 yr Again? Isn't this the second or third time in recent months this kind of incident has happened? Andrew McCluskey
July 15, 201114 yr Again? Isn't this the second or third time in recent months this kind of incident has happened?errr.....no :(
July 16, 201114 yr Yeah there was the A380 and the CRJ in JFK.WoW ... I did not hear about that one hummm, I wounder which one had the least damage, the A380 or the CRJ :(
July 18, 201114 yr Actually, this type thing is rather common- newer airports and older airports.db. not cooper
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