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Delta and Air Canada planes collide on taxiway at Los Angeles International Airport

Los Angeles Times • October 6, 2026 • business

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A Delta Air Lines plane collided with an Air Canada aircraft on a taxiway at Los Angeles International Airport around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, with no reported injuries to passengers or crew.
Delta Flight 7, en route to Haneda, Japan, clipped the horizontal stabilizer of Air Canada Flight 785, which was being towed to its gate at the time of the incident.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the collision, while both airlines have confirmed the event and emphasized passenger safety.
Delta apologized for the disruption caused by the incident, which involved 275 customers and 15 crew members on the Delta flight.
A witness on another flight at LAX described the Delta plane hitting a parked Air Canada aircraft, highlighting the unusual nature of the collision.