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Air Canada flight damaged by passing plane just after it landed at New York airport

 
 
 
 
 
Runway crew members examine the wing tip of an Air Canada plane which arrived at LaGuardia Airport in New York on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. An Air Canada flight that had just landed at New York's LaGuardia Airport late Monday afternoon was damaged as it sat on the taxiway by another passing plane. New York Port Authority spokesman Rudy King says the Air Canada jet was stationary on the taxiway when an American Airlines plane that was attempting to turn clipped its wing.

Runway crew members examine the wing tip of an Air Canada plane which arrived at LaGuardia Airport in New York on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. An Air Canada flight that had just landed at New York's LaGuardia Airport late Monday afternoon was damaged as it sat on the taxiway by another passing plane. New York Port Authority spokesman Rudy King says the Air Canada jet was stationary on the taxiway when an American Airlines plane that was attempting to turn clipped its wing.

THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Tim Clark
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Airport officials in New York say an Air Canada flight that had just landed at the city’s LaGuardia Airport late Monday afternoon was damaged as it sat on the taxiway by another passing plane.

Rudy King, spokesman for the Port Authority New York and New Jersey, says the Air Canada jet was stationary on the taxiway when an American Eagle plane operated by Republic Airlines that was attempting to turn clipped its wing.

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4 hours ago, J.O. said:

Doesn't the CDL allow for the removal of the wingtip with a 4% fuel burn penalty? 

The issue is probably the inspection to confirm the structural integrity of the rest of the wing - by the time you get that done the new wingtip has arrived so might as well bolt it on.

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12 hours ago, Canoehead said:

What's a "Runway crew member"? ;)

One definition is :

Ground crew members are responsible for clearing the runway and gate area of any debris or garbage, in order to prevent foreign object damage by an object being sucked into an engine.

 

I think the author is not familiar with the term GROUND CREW  and probably assumed that individuals that work on the airport near runways are called  Runway Crew Members .

The author probably still thinks there are "air-pockets" in the atmosphere  and he could also  be easily persuaded  to go to the hanger and get a "bucket of prop wash", or "the key to the Tacan gate".

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1 hour ago, boestar said:

employees most commonly working near the runway are called PILOTS

 

Not really...If a pilot is NOT ON the runway, the taxiway or ramp, and is near the runway....he/she is probably just on the flare and has not touched down yet.

If that is not the case and the pilot is  near the runway then he/she  just careened into the weeds.  rotfl.gif.2c84af79dc58138a09da15425f3fe691.gif

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