US EditionPassenger Plane Slices Through Tail of Another Plane in Wild Taxiway Collision
- A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner collided with a stationary Airbus A321 at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on June 27, 2025, resulting in significant damage to both aircraft's wings and tail sections.
- Nearly 400 passengers were involved, but no injuries were reported, and they were all evacuated back to the terminal after the incident.
- The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam and the Northern Airports Authority are investigating the cause of the collision.
- Vietnam Airlines stated it is working to rebook affected passengers and regrets the inconvenience caused.
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A Boeing 787 and another aircraft collided at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi (Vietnam) on Friday.
Passenger Plane Slices Through Tail of Another Plane in Wild Taxiway Collision
Screenshot Two planes were grounded at a Vietnamese airport after one of them collided with the other on the taxiway and nearly severed its tail. The incident occurred shortly before 2:30 p.m. local time at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport on Friday. In a video posted online, one of the planes — a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner from Vietnam Airlines — could be seen taxiing toward the runway. As it did so, it passed by a stationary Vietnam Airlines…
The incident occurred while the planes were taxiing for takeoff or after landing. • No injuries were reported, but both planes were heavily damaged. • It is still unclear whether this was a human error, a technical malfunction, or a failure in coordination between the control tower and ground crews.
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