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

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.
July 12, 2018

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

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