Delta jets have a ‘low-speed collision’ on the ground at New York’s LaGuardia, injuring 1
The collision involved two Endeavor Air CRJ-900 jets with 93 people aboard; one flight attendant suffered minor injuries, Delta said it will cooperate with FAA and NTSB investigations.
- Two Delta jets collided while taxiing at LaGuardia Airport on October 1, injuring one flight attendant, according to Delta Air Lines.
- Endeavor Air flight 5155 and flight 5047 were involved in the low-speed collision just before 10 p.m., with no passengers reported injured, stated the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
- A flight attendant sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital, but no passengers were injured during the collision.
- Delta Airlines stated that they are working with authorities to review the incident and apologized for the experience to customers.
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Two Delta Air Lines jets damaged in ‘low-speed collision’ on New York airport taxiway, injuring 1
By JOSH FUNK, Associated Press Two Delta Air Lines regional jets collided on the taxiway at LaGuardia Airport in New York, injuring a flight attendant, damaging a cockpit and tearing off part of a wing in what the airline described as a “low-speed collision.” An aircraft carrying 32 people was preparing for takeoff Wednesday night to Roanoke, Virginia, when its wing made contact with the fuselage of an aircraft arriving from Charlotte, North Car…
2 Delta planes collide at New York’s LaGuardia airport
Two Delta Air Lines regional planes collided at low speed while taxiing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Wednesday night, causing minor injuries to one flight attendant and prompting regulators to open an investigation. Both planes were CRJ-900 aircraft operated by Endeavour Air. Endeavour Air Flight 5047 was heading to its gate at the airport when it struck Endeavour Air Flight 5155 around 10pm, the US Federal Aviation Administration, which i…

Two Delta jets damaged in 'low-speed collision' on LaGuardia taxiway, injuring 1
Two Delta Air Lines regional jets collided on the taxiway at LaGuardia Airport in New York, injuring a flight attendant, damaging a cockpit and tearing off part of a wing in what the airline described as a “low-speed collision.”
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