Miami airport plane collision follows US flight grounding
Two planes collided on the tarmac at Miami International Airport, a day after a nationwide grounding caused widespread cancellations. A report attributes the broader disruption to aging copper wiring.
Confirmed
- CNN reports two planes collided on the tarmac at Miami International Airport
- The collision came a day after a nationwide flight grounding caused widespread cancellations
- SCMP reports upgrades to aging copper wiring are behind widespread US flight disruptions
Not yet known
- Unconfirmed: whether a UPS Boeing 767 hit a Copa Airlines 737 while taxiing
- Whether the aging copper wiring issue is linked to the Miami collision
- Whether anyone was hurt in the collision
- Whether the nationwide grounding and the collision share a cause
What we know
CNN reports that two planes collided on the tarmac at Miami International, just a day after a nationwide flight grounding caused travel chaos. The SCMP reports that upgrades to aging copper wiring are behind the widespread US flight disruptions, though the link to the collision is not established.
How the story developed
Two planes collided on the tarmac at Miami International Airport, a day after a nationwide grounding caused widespread cancellations. A report attributes the broader disruption to aging copper wiring.
A UPS Boeing 767 reportedly hit a Copa Airlines 737 while taxiing at Miami International, with fire crews responding.
Sources
“Two planes collided on the tarmac at Miami International Airport”
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