UPS plane and Copa Airlines aircraft collide at Miami International Airport; no injuries reported

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A cargo plane and a commercial passenger jet collided at Miami International Airport Saturday night, November 14, according to officials. A cargo plane and a commercial passenger jet collided at Miami International Airport Saturday night, November 14, according to officials, CBS News reported. A UPS Boeing 767 and a Copa Airlines Boeing 737 collided at the airport, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said. No injuries have been reported. A UPS Boeing 767 and a Copa Airlines Boeing 737 collided at the airport, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said. (Pexel - representational image)"At approximately 9:15 p.m., an arriving aircraft and a departing aircraft made contact with each other at the intersection of two taxiways. There are no reported injuries and flights are being directed to other taxiways, so there is no impact to airport operations at this time," Greg Chin, communications director at MIA, said in a statement to CBS News Miami. What we know about the incidentWhile UPS Flight 358 was scheduled to fly from Miami to Bogotá, Colombia, Copa Airlines Flight 427 was arriving from Panama City, Panama. Copa Airlines is headquartered in Panama City. Also Read | Actors Tyriq Withers, Daniel Kaluuya stranded at Oregon’s Eugene airport amid FAA ground stopAZ Intel shared on X that Air Traffic Control audio said, "Yeah, we went too far and he clipped us with the wing.”AZ Intel later shared a video, where one of the planes appears to have been damaged.“Damage on one of the planes at Miami International Airport after minor collision involving UPS Boeing 767 and Copa Airlines 737,” the post said. Also Read | Dallas Love Field Airport closed due to potential bomb threat day after FAA grounded flights across countryThe incident comes as MIA continues to face delays and cancellations after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded all flights across the country due to a communications issue. On Friday night, November 13, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned that flight operations would be slow to return to normal. Airlines were working to reposition aircraft and crews. FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said on Saturday that the US air travel schedule is expected to be back to normal by the end of Sunday, November 15, per CBS News. According to federal officials, the outage was connected to problems with aging air traffic control technology, including switches and routers that became overloaded with data and thus created inconsistencies in radar and communications systems. Sumanti Sen covers everything that’s happening in the US, from politics to entertainment, but her expertise lies in covering crime news. She has comprehensively chronicled the Idaho student murders, the Laken Riley and Iryna Zarutska cases, and the killing of Charlie Kirk, among other incidents. Over the years, she has interviewed several victims/families of victims of crimes seeking justice. She digs up stories that might otherwise remain unheard, and does her bit to ensure that victims and survivors’ voices are heard. Sumanti’s many years of experience also include interviews with Hamas attack survivors and mental health experts, among others. Her coverage of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and interviews with survivors of the tragedy, coupled with her other works including the Titan submersible coverage, earned her the Digi Journo of the Quarter award during her first year at Hindustan Times. Sumanti actively tracks missing person cases in the United States, and peruses Reddit and other social media platforms to bring to light cases that frequently elude public attention. She has extensively covered the disappearances of Nancy Guthrie, Thomas Medlin, Beau Mann, and Sudiksha Konanki, among others. When not at work, you will either find her with her novels, or with her beloved rescue pooches. Read More
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