A Delta aircraft clipped the tail of an Endeavor Air plane at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, causing no injuries but prompting maintenance crews to assess for damage. The incident occurred as Delta Flight 295 was taxiing for departure to Tokyo while Endeavor Air Flight 5526 was heading to Lafayette, Louisiana. This comes after recent near-collisions at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in which a JetBlue plane almost hit a Southwest Airlines flight and an American Airlines flight had a close call with another plane due to conflicting instructions. The FAA is investigating these incidents and has reported a decrease in serious runway incursions in the past year. The agency aims for zero serious close calls and is considering changes to improve safety measures. The Atlanta airport collision was captured on video, with radio traffic recording someone shouting for the planes to stop. Both flights are being re-accommodated, and updates on the situation are pending.
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Delta plane collides with another aircraft, causing possible damage to its tail at Atlanta airport
