UPS cargo plane collides with commercial airliner at Miami airport
A UPS cargo plane and a Copa Airlines commercial jet collided while taxiing at Miami International Airport on Saturday night. Two people sustained minor injuries, and airport operations were largely unaffected by the incident.
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The incident raises concerns about airport safety and ground traffic management, especially following recent national aviation disruptions.
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A cargo jet collided with a commercial airliner while taxiing on the runway at Miami International Airport Saturday night, leaving two people with minor injuries, according to reports.
The pilot of a Copa Airlines flight arriving from Panama City declared on flight radio “somebody hit us”, moments after its wing clipped the nose of a Bogota, Colombia, bound UPS Flight 358 at the intersection of two taxiways around 9:15 p.m.
“UPS 358, did you hit that aircraft?” the controller asked the pilot of the cargo plane, according to audio from ATC .
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UPS Cargo Jet and Copa Airlines Plane Collide at Miami Airport
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