Ethiopian A350 sustains wing-tip strike during crosswind landing

South African investigators are probing a wing-tip strike by an Airbus A350-900 during a crosswind landing at Johannesburg earlier this month. The Ethiopian Airlines twinjet had been arriving from Addis Ababa on 6 November. It was conducting an approach to Johannesburg’s runway 03R and experienced a “strong crosswind”, says French investigation authority BEA, citing South African counterparts. “The aircraft made contact with the runway surface on its right-hand wing-tip,” it adds. None of the occupants was injured. The extent of damage sustained by the aircraft, says BEA, is unknown.<br/>