{"id":58150,"date":"2024-03-09T00:51:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T19:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=58150"},"modified":"2024-03-16T22:44:45","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T17:14:45","slug":"american-airlines-frontier-planes-collides-on-ground-at-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/09\/american-airlines-frontier-planes-collides-on-ground-at-miami\/","title":{"rendered":"American Airlines 777 and Frontier A321neo Collides on Ground at Miami, Planes Grounded"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>MIAMI-<\/strong> Two flights departing from <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Miami\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Miami International Airport (MIA)<\/a> experienced delays on Thursday evening after one of the planes made contact with the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At approximately 8:30 p.m., an <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=American+Airlines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Airlines (AA)<\/a> Boeing 777, while in reverse motion, collided with a <a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?s=Frontier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Frontier Airlines (F9)<\/a> Airbus A321neo. A video shared on Only in Dade depicts an airport employee rushing onto the tarmac to prevent the American plane from further backing up, reported<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/news\/american-air-jet-clipped-frontier-jet-on-miami-international-airport-tarmac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> CBS News<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1094px-N220FR_Frontier_Airlines_2013_Airbus_A320-214_cn-5661_9791541776-1024x674.jpg\" alt=\"Two flights (American Airlines 777 and Frontier A321neo) departing from Miami International Airport (MIA) experienced delays on Thursday evening after one of the planes made contact with the other.\" class=\"wp-image-39241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1094px-N220FR_Frontier_Airlines_2013_Airbus_A320-214_cn-5661_9791541776-1024x674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1094px-N220FR_Frontier_Airlines_2013_Airbus_A320-214_cn-5661_9791541776-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1094px-N220FR_Frontier_Airlines_2013_Airbus_A320-214_cn-5661_9791541776-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1094px-N220FR_Frontier_Airlines_2013_Airbus_A320-214_cn-5661_9791541776-750x494.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1094px-N220FR_Frontier_Airlines_2013_Airbus_A320-214_cn-5661_9791541776.jpg 1094w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: By Tom\u00e1s Del Coro from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA &#8211; N220FR Frontier Airlines 2013 Airbus A320-214 cn\/5661, CC BY-SA 2.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=58273398<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-american-777-collide-with-frontier\">American 777 Collide with Frontier<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Frontier aircraft, which was in the process of preparing for passenger boarding, sustained the impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Only crew members were on board the Frontier aircraft then, and no injuries have been reported. Frontier is currently assessing damage and re-accommodating customers,&#8221; stated Frontier in a released statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">American Airlines 777-200 collides with a Frontier Airlines A320\/321 while being pushed back from the gate at Miami Airport.<br><br>\ud83d\udcf9 Only in Dade <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B7KbV5cVo5\">pic.twitter.com\/B7KbV5cVo5<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Breaking Aviation News &amp; Videos (@aviationbrk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aviationbrk\/status\/1766145471687323834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>American Flight 929 was originally destined for Sao Paulo, Brazil, while the Frontier flight was en route to Dallas (DFW).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christian Galvez, a passenger set to board the Frontier plane, was on his way to Texas to visit a friend when the incident occurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expressing the prevailing sentiment among passengers, Galvez mentioned, &#8220;We were angry for the most part, and they were doing their best to diffuse us from our angry mob state. I was fine with it, to be fair; I had already accepted my fate like maybe three hours prior. They told us that people who were not residents would be able to get a hotel room on them, and the flight would be moved to 1:45 in the afternoon.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the Friday flight was subsequently rescheduled to 7 p.m. before eventually being canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-89-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Two flights (American Airlines 777 and Frontier A321neo) departing from Miami International Airport (MIA) experienced delays on Thursday evening after one of the planes made contact with the other.\" class=\"wp-image-51974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-89-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-89-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-89-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-89-750x422.png 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-89-1140x641.png 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-89.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: American Airlines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-structural-damage\">Structural Damage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the collision, the American jet damaged its vertical stabilizer, while the Frontier jet sustained tail damage where the vertical stabilizer penetrated, resulting in a hole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both planes are expected to be grounded for several weeks as repairs occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>American Airlines issued an apology for the flight disruption, stating, &#8220;During pushback from the gate in Miami (MIA), the wing tip of American Airlines flight 929 with service from MIA to S\u00e3o Paulo (GRU) made contact with the tail of a parked aircraft. Customers deplaned normally, and the aircraft was taken out of service to be inspected by our maintenance team. We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience this caused.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned with us. Further, follow us on social media for the latest updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/s\/aviationa2z\" rel=\"nofollow\">Telegram Group&nbsp;<\/a>for the Latest Aviation Updates. 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