A Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner struck the tail of a Delta Air Lines Boeing 737-800 while taxiing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Wednesday morning, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed.
Incident Details
š Location: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SeaTac), Washington
ā° Time: 10:40 AM local time (1840 GMT)
š¬ Japan Airlines Flight: Had just landed from Tokyo
š« Delta Flight: Bound for Puerto Vallarta, waiting for deicing
According to the FAA, the right wing of the JAL jet clipped the tail of the stationary Delta plane.
No Injuries Reported, Investigation Underway
š¹ Passengers on Delta flight: 142 (no injuries reported)
š¹ FAA temporarily paused some flights at SeaTac following the incident
š¹ Investigation ongoingāDelta has pledged to cooperate with authorities
Delta Airlines has assured passengers they will be transferred to another aircraft, while Japan Airlines has yet to comment.