Posted on 10/15/2007 3:26:33 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Two Airplanes Collide at Heathrow Airport, London(AP)
No details yet.
Could be like the Pan Am - KLM Crash in the Canary Islands or could be nothing at all.
In the air or on the tarmac?
The busiesiest airport in the wolld, isn’t it?
BBC has nothing on this yet.
Two aircraft collide at Heathrow
BBC breaking news graphic
Two aircraft have collided while taxiing on the ground at Heathrow Airport in West London.
It is understood that one is a British Airways Boeing 747 and the other is a Sri Lankan Airbus A340 jet.
The London Fire Brigade has confirmed that no-one has been injured in the incident which happened at 2213 BST.
The brigade said that one aircraft clipped the other but there were no reports of fire and neither plane sustained any damage
Two aircraft collide before takeoff at Heathrow: TV
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071015/wl_nm/britain_collision_dc;_ylt=AoUkU_5RuhHguOjXVfrHkMBvaA8F
LONDON (Reuters) - Two aircraft collided on Monday while preparing to take off from London’s Heathrow Airport, Sky News Television said.
It said it did not appear as though anyone was injured but that the two aircraft were damaged.
The busiesiest airport in the wolld, isn’t it?
Report: 2 taxiing planes collide at Heathrow airport
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2007-10-16 00:20:38 -
LONDON (AP) - Sky News television reported that two planes collided while taxiing on a runway at London’s Heathrow Airport Monday night.
The television station, which cited a witness report, said nobody appeared to have been hurt, although one of two aircraft involved had lost an engine.
Sky said there were about 20 fire trucks at the scene.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7046224.stm
Two aircraft have collided while taxiing on the ground at Heathrow Airport in West London.
It is understood that one is a British Airways Boeing 747 and the other is a Sri Lankan Airbus A340 jet.
The London Fire Brigade has confirmed that no-one has been injured in the incident which happened at 2213 BST.
The brigade said that one aircraft clipped the other but there were no reports of fire and neither plane sustained any damage.
BA 747 and a smaller Airbus, apparently, no casualties reported, per TV news.
Sky news just reporting a BA a/c and Sri Lankan airlines a/c have collided at LHR. On wingtip has fallen off, and the engine of the BA a/c has fallen off according to Sky news.
More to follow....
god thing neither of them had a head of steam up. whew.
Thanks for the update.
Good news.
was one of the pilots taxing on the wrong side of the runway??
Neither does the Springfield Shopper!
Happened in the last 30 mins. Over 20 fire engines in attendance.
wingtip has fallen off, and the engine of the BA a/c has fallen off
ouch, quite a bit of damage.
Do they have no-fault insurance there?
So it’s the aeronautical equivalent of a fender bender. With a much, much higher deductible.
Thank God no one was hurt.
It’s British Airways flight BA011 which returned to the ramp at 2149 collided with Sri Lankan Airlines flight UL502 to CMB via MLE
Nope. That title goes back and forth between Hartsfield-Jackson (Atlanta) and O'Hare (Chicago).
FoxNews reported this, and stated one of the aircraft lost an engine. They also stated there were no injuries.
Ouch
LHR is the busiest international airport in the world, not the busiest outright.
No damage to either A/C was just said on Sky news UK.
Funny how we go to engines falling off to no damage in a few minutes lol
LOL -- Ping.
*tap* *tap* *tap*
*window rolling down*
License and registration please, sir...
awwww, $***... ...uhh, folks, looks we’ve run into a bit of a delay here...
They've been planning to expand Heathrow, and build at least one more runway to help with the air traffic. Protestors against the expansion were out in droves at the airport just prior to our flying in. My question at the time was: "Would these protestors rather keep things as they are, and increase the possibility of an accident, instead of trying to make flying in and out of Heathrow a bit safer?
This Boeing-Airbus feud is getting a little bit out if hand, if you ask me.
BBC - The brigade said that one aircraft clipped the other but there were no reports of fire and neither plane sustained any damage."
Reuters - "It said it did not appear as though anyone was injured but that the two aircraft were damaged."
This is what you get when you construct a figure-8 runway system.
LHR the busiest international airport? What is that based on? total number of international flights only?
Atlanta and Chicago both are international airports, and both have higher total volume than LHR. But maybe they have less INTERNATIONAL flights... I guess that is what you were referring to?
Losing an engine shouldn’t bother BAC. Didn’t they fly a 747 halfway around the world on 3 engines?
Airbus’ parent company EADS owns large stakes in Eurofighter and Dassault Aviation, but I’d still give Boeing the edge if this ever turns into a shooting war.
"Excuse me Captain....didn't I just see you in the airport lounge for the last three hours?"
BBC - The brigade said that one aircraft clipped the other but there were no reports of fire and neither plane sustained any damage."
Reuters - "It said it did not appear as though anyone was injured but that the two aircraft were damaged."
AP: High-ranking Bush Administration and Catholic Church officials said to have been seen on the runway just prior to tragic aircraft collision...."
There are a lot of things I attribute to God. This may very well be one of them.
I meant to type good. :-) but I agree.
Thanks!
ATL and ORD are both international airports -- I assume the distinction is that LHR handles the most international traffic, which is very likely true. Much of the traffic at ATL and ORD is in their role as domestic hubs.
LHR is in a logical place to serve as a hub for trans-Atlantic traffic to anywhere else in Europe, and as a small country with good rail service, I'd imagine Britain doesn't have much domestic air traffic.
I’m surprised to see Detroit in the top 20 by passenger volume. Who the hell is flying up here?
LOL
I’m surprised to see Detroit in the top 20 by passenger volume. Who the hell is flying up here?
Moozlims??
No other country has as much domestic air traffic as the US, because no other country has the balance of enough space to need it, enough prosperity to afford it, and enough population to drive the stats up.
Canada and Brazil both have remote places with limited ground access, but they don't have a huge population -- so Canadair and Embraer are among the leaders in small (or "commuter") commercial planes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_busiest_airports_by_passenger_traffic
Atlanta is the top dog.
Detroit is the major hub for Northwest Airlines, and possibly for others. It doesn't make sense on a flat map, but if you look at the great circle route, Detroit is a logical hub between Asia and the Eastern US.
Really?!
Trying to figure out how a wingtip and an engine can become intimately involved. Scenarios abound.
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