Delta and Air Canada planes collide on Los Angeles tarmac

Two passenger planes collided on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday morning, according to reports from the Daily Mail, Fox News, and the New York Post. A Delta Air Lines jet taxiing for departure made contact with an Air Canada aircraft, the Daily Mail and Fox News reported. [1][3][5]

According to Fox News, the Delta aircraft was an Airbus A350-900 bound for Tokyo, carrying 275 passengers and 15 crew members. A spokesperson for Delta told Fox News that the plane's left wingtip struck the Air Canada jet while it was being towed to a gate. The Daily Mail reported that the collision involved Delta Flight 7 and Air Canada Flight 785, with the wingtip clipping the horizontal stabilizer of the Air Canada plane. [1][3]

Fox News and the New York Post both reported that no injuries were initially reported in the incident, which the New York Post described as a minor ground collision. Multiple outlets, including CNN, Fox News, CBC, and NBC Los Angeles, reported that the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the cause of the collision. [2][3][5][8][9][10][11]

Air Canada is the flag carrier and largest airline of Canada, headquartered in Montreal. Los Angeles is the second-most populous city in the United States and a major transportation hub in Southern California. [12][13]