Two Planes Collide in L.A.

A Delta jet and an Air Canada jet made contact on the ground at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday morning, shortly after 10:30 a.m. local time. No injuries were reported.

The Federal Aviation Administration said Delta Flight 7, an Airbus A350, was taxiing for departure when its left wingtip clipped the horizontal stabilizer of Air Canada Flight AC785, a Boeing 777. The FAA said the Air Canada aircraft was being towed and had stopped short of its gate.

Air Canada described the same sequence. A spokesperson said Flight AC785 had landed safely from Toronto and was being towed to the gate when the left wing of a Delta Airbus A350-900 made contact with its tail at about 10:30 a.m. local time.

The airline said there were no reported injuries to passengers or crew. It said the aircraft would be taken out of service for inspection and repairs.

Delta identified its plane as an Airbus A350-900 operating as Flight 7 from Los Angeles to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. A spokesperson said the plane was carrying 275 customers and 15 crew members.

“While taxiing at Los Angeles International Airport, a Delta aircraft made contact with an Air Canada aircraft. Nothing is more important than the safety of our customers and people, and we apologize to our customers for the experience and delay in their travels,” the airline said. Delta said maintenance crews and airport teams were assessing the aircraft and that it was working to accommodate customers.

Delta added that it “will cooperate with the NTSB on any investigation.” As of Tuesday afternoon, the FAA investigation was underway, and both aircraft remained subject to inspection.

Available accounts did not describe a broader runway closure or a count of delayed flights beyond Delta’s reference to customer delays and recovery planning.