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A350, CRJ Collide on Atlanta Taxiway

No injuries were reported following the Tuesday morning incident.

Delta aircraft in Atlanta (Photo: Markus Mainka | Shutterstock)

A Delta Bombardier CRJ-900 and Airbus A350 were involved in a collision on Tuesday morning. The incident occurred on a taxiway at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport around 10 a.m. local time, according to local news reports. 

The CRJ-900 – which was operated by Delta regional subsidiary Endeavor Air – was seen with a severed tail. It was bound for Lafayette, La. with 56 passengers on board.

The A350-900 with 221 on board was operating flight DL295 to Tokyo Haneda when one of its wings reportedly clipped the CRJ’s tail on a taxiway. No injuries were reported as a result of the incident and passengers were transported via bus back to the terminal.

“At approximately 10:07 a.m., the wing of an Airbus A350 taxiing out as DL295 from Atlanta to Tokyo-Haneda made contact with the tail of an Endeavor Air CRJ-900, DL5526 to Lafayette, Louisiana, on an adjacent taxiway, resulting in damage to the tail of the regional jet and the wing of the A350,” the airline said in a statement.

Delta said it is cooperating with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and other investigators following the incident. “We apologize to our customers for the experience,” the statement continued.

“NTSB is investigating the Sept. 10 accident involving an Airbus A359, Delta flight 295, and an MHI CRJ-900, Endeavor Air flight 5526, at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The wingtip of the Airbus A359 struck the tail of the MHI CRJ-900 while on the taxiway. NTSB investigators are traveling to the scene. A preliminary report is expected to publish in 30 days,” an NTSB spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday.

Editor’s Note: This story was updated on Sept. 10, 2024 at 4:40 p.m. ET to add a statement from the NTSB. 

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