TSB: Ground Crew to Blame for Fiery Plane Collision at Pearson in January

July 12, 2018
Nobody suffered major injuries, but hundreds of passengers were put at risk when two Boeing 737-800 aircraft — one operated by Sunwing, the other by WestJet — touched wings on the ground on Jan. 5, sparking a fire that passengers captured on video.

A fiery collision earlier this year between two planes was the fault of the ground crew at Toronto's Pearson International Airport, according to a new report from the Transportation Safety Board (TSB).

Nobody suffered major injuries, but hundreds of passengers were put at risk when two Boeing 737-800 aircraft — one operated by Sunwing, the other by WestJet — touched wings on the ground on Jan. 5, sparking a fire that passengers captured on video.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ground-crew-to-blame-for-fiery-plane-collision-at-pearson-in-january-tsb-says-1.4742396