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Collision in New York between an Air France A380 and a Comair CRJ-700

April 11, 2011 - John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, United State - The left wing tip of an Air France Airbus A380 taxiing away from the gate for take off struck the left horizontal stabilizer of Comair CRJ-700 while the Comair airplane was taxiing to its gate. There were 485 passengers and 25 crew onboard the Airbus and 52 passengers and 4 crew onboard the CRJ. No injuries were reported on either aircraft. Both aircraft were taken out of service for reparations.

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Carl Hackert
Saratoga Springs, Ny (Usa)
Considering the number of passengers, all of the jet fuel involved and the closeness to the terminal, this was the best possible outcome and a disaster of historic proportions averted. It will be interesting to see who is blamed: (1) the Comair for stopping too far from the terminal; (2) the Airbus for taxiing too fast & possibly not tracking the centerline markings of the taxiway; (3) the airport designers for not allowing enough space from tail of the Comair to the massive wingtip of the A-380. The video shows the tremendous mass & power differential between the 2 jets - the CRJ is spun like a toy. It must have been quite shock to the waiting passengers & crew of the CRJ to suddenly & violently have changed their heading by 90 degrees counterclockwise. 380 riders may have seen it coming.
12th April, 2011
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