Two planes in airport collision - Democratic Underground

TrogL

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Tue Aug-05-08 12:37 PM
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Two planes in airport collision

Source: BBC

Two aircraft have been involved in what has been described as a minor collision at Manchester Airport.

Emergency services rushed to the scene after the wing tip of a Futura Boeing 737 hit the tail of a Lufthansa Airbus A320 while taxiing from Terminal One.

No-one on board the aircraft was hurt in the collision, which ripped about 4ft (1.2m) of one wing tip's fin.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/7543241.stm

There's absolutely no excuse for this.

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mikeytherat

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Tue Aug-05-08 02:10 PM
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1. I have a buddy who is an ATC, and does he have horror stories.

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Cronus Protagonist

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Tue Aug-05-08 02:48 PM
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2. Oh well, at least they can sell the debris for making wing tip shoes

(sorry, someone had to say it) :P

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