Two Delta Airlines Planes Collide on Atlanta Airport Runway

Two Delta airplanes reportedly collided on the airport runway in Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday morning.
On X, formerly Twitter, Flightradar24 wrote, “Based on playback, it appears to be a ground collision between a Delta A350 and Delta Connection CRJ-900 that resulted in the vertical and horizontal stabilizer of the CRJ being severed from the aircraft.”
Jason Adams, a meteorologist with ABC affiliate station WFTS-TV in Tampa, Florida, said he was aboard one of the aircraft. He also shared a series of posts on X that detailed the incident.
“Taxiing out for the flight from Atlanta to Louisiana and another plane appears to have clipped the back of our plane. Very jarring, metal scraping sounds then loud bangs. We’re fine. No fire or smoke. Awaiting @Delta instructions,” Adams wrote in one post.
Adams also shared several other photos on social media showing the incident and the damage sustained by the two planes.
In a statement on their website, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wrote, “While Delta Air Lines Flight 295 was taxiing for departure at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, its wingtip struck the tail of Endeavor Air Flight 5526. The Delta Airbus A350 was headed to Tokyo.”
“The Endeavor Bombardier CRJ900 was headed to Lafayette, Louisiana. The FAA will investigate the incident, which occurred at the intersection of two taxiways around 10:10 a.m. local time on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Please contact the airlines for additional information,” the statement added.
Newsweek reached out to Delta via its contact form on Tuesday for comment.
This is a developing story that will be updated as more information becomes available.