UPS, Copa Jets Collide at Miami Airport

A UPS Boeing 767 and a Copa Airlines Boeing 737 collided while taxiing at Miami International Airport around 9:15 p.m. Saturday, as the Copa flight arrived from Panama City and the UPS flight prepared to depart for Bogotá. The FAA said the Copa jet’s wingtip struck the UPS aircraft’s nose, and air traffic control audio indicates controllers had instructed the UPS crew to give way; the UPS pilot acknowledged that the aircraft had gone too far. Two people were treated at the scene for minor injuries, but neither was hospitalized. The FAA is investigating, and airport officials said flights were redirected without significantly affecting operations. The collision occurred amid U.S. flight delays and cancellations following a nationwide FAA ground stop the previous day.