2 injured after UPS cargo plane and passenger jet collide at Miami airport
Verified: 17 outlets in 10 countries have reported this story since Nov 15, 3 of them from the United States. 2 injured, according to 3 outlets.
A UPS cargo plane and a Copa Airlines passenger jet collided on the ground at Miami International Airport Saturday night, leaving two people with minor injuries, airport officials confirmed. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the wingtip of a Copa Airlines Boeing 737 struck the nose of a UPS Boeing 767 while both aircraft were taxiing around 9 p.m. local time. Air traffic controllers had instructed the UPS crew to give way to the Copa Airlines flight, which was heading to its gate after landing, while the UPS cargo plane was preparing to depart for Bogotá, Colombia, according to…
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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- 23 outlets: foxnews.com, oneindia.com +1· latest Nov 15, 12:29 PM UTC2 injured after UPS cargo plane and passenger jet collide at Miami airport ↗
3 outlets from the United States, where the story is: Fox News, New York Post, UPI · how we count
- Nov 15, 4:56 AM UTCFirst reportCopa Airlines, UPS planes collide while taxiing at Miami airportinvesting.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 15, 5:22 AM UTC · +26 min
- Nov 15, 5:36 AM UTC+40 minUPS and Copa Airlines planes collide at Miami International Airportgulfnews.com ↗
- Nov 15, 6:02 AM UTC+1 hPlanes collide at Miami runway crossing a day after national groundingkten.com ↗
- Nov 15, 12:04 PM UTC+7 hTwo aircraft collide at Miami International Airporteuronews.com ↗
- Nov 15, 12:29 PM UTC+8 h· you’re reading this2 injured after UPS cargo plane and passenger jet collide at Miami airportfoxnews.com ↗
- Nov 15, 3:28 PM UTC+11 h2 planes collide while taxiing at Miami International Airportupi.com ↗
- Nov 15, 3:54 PM UTC+11 hTwo planes collide on taxiway at Miami airport one day after national groundingtheguardian.com ↗
[Claude] All three other reports describe the same UPS and Copa Airlines ground collision at Miami International Airport, with no conflicting facts about it.
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