2 JetBlue planes collide on tarmac at Logan Airport in Boston

Two JetBlue Airways planes collided on the tarmac at Boston Logan International Airport early Thursday morning, damaging both aircraft but causing no reported injuries. JetBlue Flight 777 was entering a de-icing pad lane before taking off for Las Vegas when its left winglet struck the right horizontal stabilizer on the tail of JetBlue Flight 551, which was on an adjacent de-icing pad on its way to Orlando, the FAA said in a statement. The collision occurred at 6:40 a.m., the F.A.A. said, adding that the agency would investigate. No passengers or crew members were injured, JetBlue said in a statement. “Safety is JetBlue’s priority, and we will work to determine how and why this incident occurred,” the company said. Casey Cunningham was beginning a vacation to Orlando with her mother when the plane she was on was struck. “The plane does jolt a little bit, we definitely feel the plane move,” Cunningham said in an interview. “The captain comes over the intercom and says, ‘We felt that, just so you all know.’” The captain, she said, explained “that another plane that was going to de-ice came into contact with ours.” Afterward, she praised the crew of her flight on social media for communicating well with passengers. All of the passengers were moved to new aircraft, JetBlue said, and both flights took off shortly after the incident, flight tracking data showed. JetBlue has been embroiled in a messy deal to acquire Spirit Airlines. A federal judge in January blocked the $3.8b acquisition in an antitrust case brought by the Justice Department. JetBlue is pursuing an appeal of the court decision but has also told investors that it might seek to back out of the deal.<br/>