Singapore Airlines plane clips wing with Spirit flight at Newark Airport
The Spirit Airlines plane bound for Orlando was taken out of service after its tail was clipped during pushback in an area not managed by air traffic control, officials said.
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SIA plane clips tail of Spirit Airlines jet at US airport; no injuries reported
A Singapore Airlines jet clipped a Spirit Airlines plane at Newark Liberty International Airport, with no injuries reported. Read more at straitstimes.com.
FAA investigating plane incident at Newark Airport
Authorities are investigating an incident involving two planes at Newark Liberty International Airport. According to the FAA, preliminary information indicates Singapore Airlines Flight 21 was pushing back from the gate when its right wing hit the tail of Spirit Airlines Flight 992 earlier Tuesday. It happened in an area where air traffic control doesn’t manage aircraft. Spirit says its plane was parked for deicing. The airline says no injuries …
SIA aircraft bound for Singapore clips tail of jet at US airport, no injuries reported
A Singapore Airlines (SIA) aircraft clipped the tail of a Spirit Airlines jet while pulling out of the gate at Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday (March 3).Flight SQ21 bound for Singapore got delayed after the incident at around 10.20am, reported ABC 7 News.Both planes were preparing for takeoff, and the Spirit plane had been parked near the gate for de-icing, a process used to remove snow, ice, or frost from an aircraft.Sree Sreeni…
Singapore Airlines Newark–Singapore Flight Clips a Spirit Jet at the Gate — One of the World’s Longest Routes Sits for 6 Hours
Singapore Airlines flight 21, the 19 hour 10 minute non-stop from Newark to Singapore, struck the tail of a Spirit Airlines plane on Tuesday morning. Video from inside the Singapore Airbus A350-900 shows the damage to Spirit’s tail.
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