Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Cargo Plane Clips Commuter Jet on Chicago Taxiway

 


(USA TODAY) - A Boeing 747 cargo plane clipped the tail of an American Eagle commuter jet on the taxiway at O'Hare International Airport Wednesday afternoon, the Chicago Tribune reports, quoting fire officials. 

 Twenty-one passengers who were evacuated from the commuter plane and three crew members from the EVA Cargo Flight 441 were examined, but there were no reported injuries, the Chicago Fire Department spokesman says, according to the newspaper.

The plane, enroute to a gate, was clipped on a taxiway shortly after its arrival from Springfield, Mo., the Tribune reports, quoting an Aviation Department spokeswoman.

WLS quotes Fire Media Affairs as calling the collision "minor." The cargo plane was en route to Anchorage.

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