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Delta A350 wingtip shears CRJ tail during Atlanta taxi collision

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Investigators say the regional jet was parked too far from a holding point when a taxiing Delta Air Lines A350-900 struck it. The A350 pilots had been checking clearance for the left wingtip; its right wingtip sheared off the CRJ’s vertical fin.

Discovered 2026-10-30T05:05:04.915357-07:00 | 2026-10-30T05:05:04.915357-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The collision highlights the risk of wingtip-clearance conflicts during taxi: while the A350 pilots monitored the left wing, its right wing struck the CRJ’s tail.
  • Investigators’ finding that the regional jet was parked too far from the holding point puts aircraft positioning and ground-operation procedures at the center of the event.

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