Tail of Singapore Airlines plane damaged after collision

The tail cone of a Singapore Airlines plane was damaged after it made contact with a plane that was being towed at Changi Airport on Monday evening. The incident, which was first reported by the Airline Hub Buzz website, was confirmed by SIA on Wednesday. There were no passengers on board both planes during the accident, and no one on the ground was injured, a spokesperson for the airline said. The parked plane, a Boeing 777-200, was damaged after the right wing of an SIA Boeing 777-300 which was being towed made contact with it, SIA said. “Damage to the aircraft is being assessed and investigations will be carried out to determine how the incident occurred,” the spokesperson said.<br/>
CNA
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