tomazbodner Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Passenger planes make contact on taxiway at #Tokyo's According to the ministry and the Tokyo Fire Department, the two planes involved were operated by #ThaiAirways and #Taiwan’s #EvaAirways (flight BR189) respectively. Thai Airways plane lost part of its wing after an incident with an EVA Air flight at Tokyo's Haneda Airport Saturday. No injuries were reported. more: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/10/national/tokyo-haneda-airport-accident/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomazbodner Posted June 11, 2023 Author Share Posted June 11, 2023 A bit more flesh: Two passenger planes came into contact on a taxiway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Saturday. No injuries were reported. Transport ministry and airline officials say an aircraft operated by Taiwan's Eva Air, which was stationary on a taxiway, and a Thai Airways plane, which was passing behind it, made physical contact at around 11 a.m. The horizontal tail of the Eva Air jet and one wing of the Thai Airways plane were partly damaged. A total of 207 passengers and crew members were on the Eva Air aircraft, while the Thai Airways jet was carrying 264 people. Footage from an NHK camera shows the Thai jet coming to a halt after passing behind the Eva Air plane at around 11 a.m. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230610_15/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KannikaP Posted June 11, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted June 11, 2023 Thai pilots were probably on their phones at the time. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoner Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 17 minutes ago, KannikaP said: Thai pilots were probably on their phones at the time. brake failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proton Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Micro sleep? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taboo2 Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 That is a lot of Paperwork for both airlines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomazbodner Posted June 12, 2023 Author Share Posted June 12, 2023 There's an official thread on this now: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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