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USA Today
06-02-2025
- General
- USA Today
Japan Airlines plane slices tail of parked Delta Air Lines plane: See video
Japan Airlines plane slices tail of parked Delta Air Lines plane: See video Show Caption Hide Caption Videos show Japan Airlines plane striking parked Delta plane A taxiing Japan Airlines plane appeared to strike a parked Delta plane at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. No injuries were reported. A taxiing Japan Airlines plane struck a parked Delta Air Lines plane at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Wednesday, almost slicing off its tail and prompting the aircrafts to be evacuated. Video footage from the incident shows the right wing of the Japan Airlines plane strike the tail of the Delta Air Lines plane as they were taxiing at the airport. Watch it below. The airport, in a post on X, formerly Twitter, said officials responded to the apparent collision between the two airplanes that occurred between the airport's S concourse and the south maintenance hangars around 10 a.m. local time. The Federal Aviation Authority, in a statement on their website, noted the "aircrafts were in an area that is not under air traffic control." No injuries were reported, and the passengers were safely deplaned back to the terminal, the airport said. One of the passengers on the Delta flight, Jason Chan told the Associated Press the plane shook slightly and 'jiggled back and forth' when the collision occurred. Chan said soon after the shake, the captain announced the plane's tail had been hit, adding passengers remained calm, and they were later taken back to the terminal in buses. Another passenger on the Delta Air Lines flight, Jackie Patton, who was sitting in a window seat, told The New York Times she experienced 'violent shaking in the plane and a really loud crunching sound" when the plane struck. 'It was obvious right away something was wrong,' Patton, who was on her way to Puerto Vallarta to meet her parents for a vacation told the media outlet. 'It was very scary." Lida Turner, who was on the Japan Airlines plane, told local media outlet King 5, the accident "felt like we were in a car accident, like a fender bender." "I think everyone was just in disbelief of what happened with all the recent air issues," Turner told King 5. Airlines issue statements Japan Airlines, in a statement to USA TODAY said it "sincerely apologize(s) to all involved for any inconvenience." "The detailed cause and circumstances are currently under investigation," the statement said. Delta Air Lines, in a statement Thursday, said the Delta 737 aircraft was in line for de-icing, when it "reportedly made contact with a wing tip of another airline's aircraft." "There are no reports of injuries for crew or customers on the flight, and we apologize for the experience and delay in travels," the airline said. Delta Air Lines Flight 1921 with 142 passengers and six crew members on board was heading to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico from Seattle, the airline said, while Japan Airlines Flight 68 had arrived from Tokyo shortly before the incident, according to data on FlightAware. FAA, in its statement, said the agency will investigate the incident. While the airport said there was minimal impact on operations due to the incident, FAA, said it had temporarily "paused some flights to the airport as a result of the incident." Incident comes after crashes in Philadelphia and DC area The incident in Seattle comes amid heightened concerns over air travel in the U.S. after high-profile plane crashes in Philadelphia and near Washington, D.C. left more than 70 people dead. On Tuesday, officials said they recovered all 67 victims in last week's devastating plane and helicopter crash outside the nation's capital, confirming they have identified 66 bodies, as crews worked to remove wreckage from the Potomac River. Then on Friday, a medical transport plane crashed in a residential area of Northeast Philadelphia leaving six people on the plane and one person on the ground dead. Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach him at and follow him on X @fern_cerv_. Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at sshafiq@ and follow her on X and Instagram @saman_shafiq.
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Delta Plane 'Struck' by Another Aircraft at Seattle Airport
The string of recent aircraft incidents continues with yet another plane collision, this time on the tarmac at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. According to Newsweek, a Japan Airlines plane was taxiing near other planes when it suddenly struck the tail of a parked Delta Air Lines jet. The incident left both planes immobile as the Delta aircraft's tail was lodged in the Japan Airlines plane's wing. "The right wing of Japan Airlines Flight 68 struck the tail of Delta Air Lines Flight 1921 while the planes were taxiing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport around 10:40 a.m. local time on Wednesday, Feb. 5," the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. "The aircraft were in an area that is not under air traffic control. The FAA temporarily paused some flights to the airport as a result of the incident." The incident happened while the Delta plane was "in sequence for deicing," according to a statement from the company. "There are no reports of injuries for crew or customers on the flight, and we apologize for the experience and delay in travels," they said, per ABC News. The collision raised concerns among flyers given the past week of aviation disasters. On Jan. 29, an Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed into an American Airlines plane outside of Washington, D.C., and on Jan. 31, a medical plane in Philadelphia went down shortly after takeoff. The FAA is investigating the latest Delta flight, originally scheduled to take off from Seattle for Puerto Vallarta, Mexico at 9 a.m., has been delayed to approximately 6 p.m. local time.
Yahoo
05-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Japan Airlines flight bumps Delta plane while taxiing in Seattle
A Japan Airlines plane bumped into the tail of a Delta Air Lines flight on the ground Wednesday at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Delta spokesperson Samantha Moore Facteau told CBS News in a statement that the aircraft, preparing to depart for Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, was "in sequence for deicing" when its tail "made contact with a wing tip" of the Japan Airlines plane at about 10:17 a.m. Pacific Time. Sea-Tac Airport said in its own statement that the Japan Airlines plane was taxiing while the Delta flight was parked when the impact occurred. There were 142 passengers aboard Delta Air Lines Flight 1921 at the time, Facteau said. It's unclear how many people were aboard Japan Airlines Flight 68, but airport officials said no injuries were reported on either flight. Passengers were deplaned from both. According to FlightAware, the Japan Airlines plane had just arrived in Seattle from Tokyo. Because the planes were near the concourse, they were not in an area that is under air traffic control, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, which is investigating the incident. The FAA temporarily paused some flights, but Sea-Tac Airport said there was minimal impact. Amid rising concerns about aviation safety in recent years, the agency said it has made nearly $12 billion in grant funding available to airports across the country from the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law. More than $178 million has been allocated to Sea-Tac Airport, according to the FAA's data, $31.5 million of which has been approved by Congress for improvement to the airport's terminals. Details on Chinese retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products set to take effect next week How USAID collapsing will leave a void around the world Trump meeting with foreign leaders after shocking Gaza comments
New York Times
05-02-2025
- General
- New York Times
Japan Airlines Plane Clips Delta Plane at Seattle-Tacoma Airport
A Japan Airlines plane clipped a parked Delta Air Lines plane while taxing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Wednesday, leaving the wing of the Japanese plane impaled on the tail of the Delta jet. Delta said the Boeing 737 that was struck had 142 passengers aboard. The plane, which was operating as Flight 1921, was scheduled to fly to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and was in line for de-icing when it was hit, Delta said. 'There are no reports of injuries for crew or customers on the flight, and we apologize for the experience and delay in travels,' Delta said. Japan Airlines did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment. The Federal Aviation Administration said that the Japan Airlines plane was Flight 68, which had landed at the airport after flying for more than eight hours from Tokyo. The planes were in an area that is not under air traffic control, the F.A.A. said, adding that it had paused some flights at the airport after the episode and was investigating. Police and firefighters responded at 10:17 a.m. and worked with both airlines to get passengers off the planes and into the terminal, the airport said in a statement. It confirmed that there had been no reports of injuries and said the impact on airport operations was 'minimal.' Jackie Patton, a Vancouver resident, was sitting in a window seat on the Delta plane, on her way to meet her parents for a vacation in Puerto Vallarta, when the collision happened. She described 'violent shaking in the plane and a really loud crunching sound.' 'It was obvious right away something was wrong,' Ms. Patton said in an interview. The pilot later confirmed that the plane had been hit, Ms. Patton said. 'It was very scary,' she said. A video posted by Ms. Patton on social media shows people reacting with astonishment as they see the wing of the Japan Airlines plane after it had sliced into the tail of the Delta jet. The safety of airline travel in the United States has been under intense scrutiny since an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army helicopter collided in midair and crashed into the Potomac River in Washington last week, killing 67 people. On Friday night, a small medical plane carrying six people crashed near a shopping center in Northeast Philadelphia, killing all on board and one person on the ground, the authorities said. And on Sunday, a United Airlines flight from Houston to New York was evacuated because of flames coming from an engine, video showed. Ms. Patton said she was already a 'nervous flier' and had been particularly worried about flying since the collision over the Potomac. While this incident was nowhere near as devastating, she said, 'it was still very shocking and, to be honest, surprising that these planes could get so close together.'
CBS News
05-02-2025
- CBS News
Japan Airlines flight bumps tail of Delta plane while taxiing at Seattle-Tacoma Airport
A Japan Airlines plane bumped into the tail of a Delta Air Lines flight on the ground Wednesday at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Delta spokesperson Samantha Moore Facteau told CBS News in a statement that the aircraft, preparing to depart for Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, was "in sequence for deicing" when its tail "made contact with a wing tip" of the Japan Airlines plane at about 10:17 a.m. Pacific Time. Sea-Tac Airport said in its own statement that the Japan Airlines plane was taxiing while the Delta flight was parked when the impact occurred. There were 142 passengers aboard Delta Air Lines Flight 1921 at the time, Facteau said. It's unclear how many people were aboard Japan Airlines Flight 68, but airport officials said no injuries were reported on either flight. Passengers were deplaned from both. According to FlightAware, the Japan Airlines plane had just arrived in Seattle from Tokyo. @Delta @Japanairlines @fox13seattle @KIRO7Seattle Both planes bump to each other at SeaTac Airport Now! What's going on with Aviation? — FelipeOFFICiAL (@FelipeLeos) February 5, 2025 Because the planes were near the concourse, they were not in an area that is under air traffic control, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, which is investigating the incident. The FAA temporarily paused some flights, but Sea-Tac Airport said there was minimal impact. Amid rising concerns about aviation safety in recent years, the agency said it has made nearly $12 billion in grant funding available to airports across the country from the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law. More than $178 million has been allocated to Sea-Tac Airport, according to the FAA's data, $31.5 million of which has been approved by Congress for improvement to the airport's terminals.
