Cathay Pacific A350 and B777 Collide at Hong Kong Airport

Cathay Pacific A350 and B777 Collide at Hong Kong Airport

Catarina Madureira·
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A Cathay Pacific Airbus A350 and a Boeing 777-300 of the same airline collided at Hong Kong Airport.

According to Travel Radar, the A350 -the registration is still unknown- was being towed to the Tarmac when it collided with the Boeing 777-300 (B-KPD).

In the next images it is possible to see the damage caused on both Cathay Pacific aircraft. The Airbus A350 suffered damage on the right-side winglet, meanwhile the Boeing 777 is damaged on the left horizontal stabiliser.

  • a plane on the runway
  • a close up of a broken piece of a plane
A350 Right Winglet (By Travel Radar via Michael Cheng)
a plane wing with a broken wing
Boeing 777 Left Horizontal Stabilizer (By Travel Radar via Michael Cheng)

According to the same source, the airport Ground Controller received a call at 12:30 (local time) alerting them to the incident that occurred on Taxiway J. The taxiway in question is now being used for storage, due to the low demand caused by COVID-19.

It is still not certain when the incident occurred (today or yesterday).

It is the second time in a week that this type of incident has occurred.

On April 13th a British Airways A350 collided with an Emirates Boeing 777 in Dubai, UAE. All the details in the below article:

British Airways A350 and Emirates B777 Collide in Dubai

Feature Image by @JournoDannyAero