Monday, October 15, 2007

Two Taxiing Planes Collide on Runway at Heathrow Airport


LONDON — Two big passenger jets collided while taxiing on a runway at London's Heathrow Airport Monday night, but there were no injuries, officials said.
"It was a minor collision in between two planes who just clipped each other," a London fire brigade spokesman said, speaking anonymously in line with the brigade's policy. "There was no fire, no injuries, no damage."
The planes involved were a British Airways Boeing 747 and a Sri Lankan Airlines Airbus A340, the fire brigade said. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Apple iTunes