The wing of a Boeing 767 clipped the tail of a regional jet while taxiing last week at Boston Logan International Airport, adding to the growing tally of commercial airliner ground incidents in recent months.
The Delta 767 involved in the collision was taxiing out for departure at around 7:30 p.m. last Thursday when its left wing collided with the tail of a stationary jet operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines, one of Delta’s regional carriers. According to a Delta spokesman, the impact caused substantial damage to the regional jet’s vertical stabilizer. Photos and video of the damaged airplanes show that the winglet of the 767 was also sheared off and lodged in the tail of the regional jet.
