Ethiopian Airlines Aircraft Clipped Wings with Air India AircraftAugust 10, 2017 - An Ethiopian Airlines B-767 aircraft was grounded temporarily after it clipped wings with an Air India aircraft at the Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi. "Our B-767 aircraft while preparing for a regular Delhi- Addis Ababa flight (number ET687) had a minor ground incident of wing tip collision with Air India A320 aircraft during pushback," the Ethiopian Airlines said in a statement. The incident happened on Tuesday night when the Ethiopian Airlines' Boeing B767 plane was pushing back for takeoff and Air India's Airbus A320 was parked. While there were no passengers in the Air India plane, those in Ethiopian Airlines aircraft were accommodated in a substitute plane. The Air India official said the national carrier will be claiming damages from the Ethiopian Airlines.

Source: Ethiopian News August 10, 2017 09:56 UTC