{"id":112543,"date":"2025-09-13T00:20:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T18:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=112543"},"modified":"2025-09-13T00:20:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T18:50:32","slug":"jetblue-airbus-a220-grounded-after-collision-at-richmond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/13\/jetblue-airbus-a220-grounded-after-collision-at-richmond\/","title":{"rendered":"JetBlue New A220 Grounded After Terminal Collision at Richmond Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NEW YORK-<\/strong> A brand new JetBlue (B6)<\/a> Airbus A220-300 has been grounded after its wingtip collided with the terminal, breaking windows of an Applebee\u2019s restaurant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident occurred during pushback at Richmond International Airport (RIC) before departure to Boston (BOS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JetBlue flight B6 1282, operated by the 4-month-old aircraft registered N3257J, was scheduled for Richmond (RIC) to Boston (BOS). The mishap forced the airline to deplane passengers, source a spare aircraft, and depart nearly five hours later than scheduled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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JetBlue Airbus A220 Grounded<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The accident occurred on September 11, around 12:10 PM, during pushback from the gate. The tug driver pushed the aircraft too far, causing the left-hand wingtip to smash into the terminal building and break several Applebee\u2019s restaurant windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The damage wrecked the wingtip and immediately grounded the jet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reported by PYOK<\/a>, the A220 had been delivered from Airbus\u2019s Canadian factory just four months ago, making the incident a setback for JetBlue\u2019s new fleet program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Passengers were safely deplaned, and JetBlue sourced a spare aircraft to operate the route. Departure was delayed by around five hours while the damaged aircraft was removed from service for repairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flight and Aircraft Details<\/h4>\n\n\n\n