A Delta Air Lines plane collided with an Air Canada aircraft while rolling on a taxiway at Los Angeles International Airport Tuesday morning, according to authorities. <\/p>\n
No injuries to crew or passengers were reported.<\/p>\n
Delta Air Lines Flight 7 was taxiing for departure when its left wing clipped Air Canada Flight 785\u2019s horizontal stabilizer at around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to a Federal Aviation Association statement <\/p>\n
The Air Canada flight was being towed to its gate when the other plane made contact with its tail, an Air Canada spokesperson told NBC 4 news. The FAA is investigating the incident. <\/p>\n
A Delta spokesperson confirmed that the Delta flight was en route to Haneda, Japan at the time of the collision. The plane had 275 customers and 15 crew members on board. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhile taxiing at Los Angeles International Airport, a Delta aircraft made contact with an Air Canada aircraft,\u201d according to the Delta statement. \u201cNothing is more important than the safety of our customers and people, and we apologize to our customers for the experience and delay in their travels.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jayson Lowe, chief executive of Ascendant Financial Inc., was on another flight at LAX when he witnessed the collision. <\/p>\n