An Austrian Airlines plane sustained 'substantial damage' on the ground at Vienna International Airport.
“Austrian Airlines A320-271N substantially damaged on the ground at Vienna Airport after reportedly colliding with a jet bridge,” Breaking Aviation News & Videos wrote.
Austrian Airlines A320-271N substantially damaged on the ground at Vienna Airport after reportedly colliding with a jet bridge. pic.twitter.com/dlYhhwDmj8
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“A brand new Airbus A320neo from Austrian Airlines was apparently seriously damaged during shunting work on the ground last night. The right horizontal stabilizer was completely torn off, and the right wing of the machine and a passenger boarding bridge at Schwechat Airport were also affected,” Austrian Wings, Austria's aviation magazine, wrote.
“The specialists at AUA Technology now have to assess whether the machine can still be repaired. The AUA confirmed Austrian Wings' research, but did not want to comment further. According to information available to Austrian Wings, a tractor driver is likely to be responsible for the accident,” it added.
That’s one way to destroy a Austrian Airlines Airbus A320-271N Neo (OE-LZQ) 🫣 Funny that the jet bridge is sponsored by the “Vienna Insurance Group”. The Austrians are famous for attempting crazy stuff. 😂 https://t.co/HYXHxFpDir pic.twitter.com/uYMBPdGOPY
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Per Austrian Wings:
The Airbus A320neo, OE-LZQ, of Austrian Airlines landed at Vienna Schwechat Airport yesterday evening at 10:37 p.m. from the British capital London as course OS 456. While the flight was uneventful, a serious incident later occurred on the ground.
The brand new Airbus A320neo, which was only delivered in June 2023, collided with a passenger boarding bridge and a power pole in the area of parking position F31 and was seriously damaged. Photographs available to Austrian Wings show that the jet's right horizontal stabilizer was completely torn off and the passenger boarding bridge was significantly affected. In addition, the right wing was damaged in the outer area near the winglet. Further structural damage to the new AUA aircraft cannot be ruled out.
It was initially unclear whether the accident occurred when the vehicle was taxiing under its own power or during a towing maneuver by a pushback vehicle. It was also initially unclear whether the accident was the responsibility of the pilots (during taxiing) or a member of the ground crew at Vienna Airport (during towing).
In related news, two commercial jetliners collided at London Heathrow Airport.
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