Delta Air Lines Aircraft Collide On Taxiway
No injuries were reported after a Bombardier CRJ900 and an Airbus A350 came together while taxiing for takeoff this morning at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
There were no injuries reported in the taxiway collision this morning (Sept. 10) of two Delta Air Lines aircraft at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL). But the T-tail of the Endeavor-operated (Delta Connection) Bombardier CRJ900 were severely damaged and seen hanging, as shown in multiple online photos and videos. The other aircraft, an Airbus A350, was taxiing outbound for a flight to Tokyo, while the Endeavor CRJ was scheduled to depart for Lafayette, Louisiana.
According to ground control transmissions recorded by LiveATC, the Airbus crew had requested to hold on the taxiway to “work a problem” but was directed to continue to an intersection before stopping. It’s unclear whether that was a factor in the collision. After the collision, the crew of the Airbus asked ground control, "We just hit something on the taxiway. Could you tell us what it was?" The ground controller responded, "The whole tail of that CRJ is off."
Delta reported there were 56 passengers on board the Endeavor flight and 221 on the Tokyo-bound Airbus. All were safely evacuated and have been rebooked to complete their travel, according to Delta.
