Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 and a British Airways Airbus A350 suffered a ground collision at London Heathrow.
According to media reports, two aircraft — G-XWBC and G-VDIA — were involved in the incident.
Taking to X, one of the eye witnesses wrote: “Just witnessed a plane crash at Heathrow! A tug pushing back a Virgin 787, crashed the wing into a BA A350.”
Meanwhile, a video has surfaced online that shows thew aftermath from the incident at London Heathrow.
British Airways received G-XWBC, an Airbus A350-1000, in November 2019. The aircraft is 4.4 years old, according to Planespotters.net.
Moreover, British Airways possesses 18 A350-1000 variants, all of which are now in active service. Currently, the aircraft type’s average fleet age is 2.6 years.
Regarding G-VDIA, it is a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner that was handed over to Virgin in March of 2016. The airline operates a fleet of 17 787-9 variants.
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