The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Wednesday that a United Airlines jet was pinned by another jet while taxiing at Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
An American Airlines Boeing 737-800 was traveling on separate taxiways at Chicago O'Hare International Airport around 10 a.m., according to an emailed statement from an FAA spokesperson to The Hill. It “collided with the tail” of the plane. CST.
The FAA said the U.S. flight was bound for Los Angeles and the United flight was bound for Honolulu, adding it would investigate the incident.
United Airlines said in an emailed statement to The Hill that another airline's aircraft “contacted the tail cone of a stationary United aircraft on the taxiway awaiting departure.” United Airlines said there were no reports of injuries and that it would provide another aircraft for the customer.
American Airlines said in an emailed statement to The Hill that one of its planes was taxiing in Chicago when it “contacted a nearby aircraft on the taxiway.” The airline said those on the plane exited “at the gate as usual” and passengers departed on a “replacement aircraft” later that day.
American Airlines said in a statement: “We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience caused by this incident.”
