The corresponding authorities began an investigation to determine the causes. “Two aircraft on the ground, between taxiways B and D, had an impact between the wingtip of one and the horizontal stabilizer of the other, without causing harm to anyone. Delta’s 757 was scheduled to depart as flight DL624 bound for New York-JFK whereas Aeromexico’s 737 was operating flight AM117 to Ciudad Juarez. Footage shared on the internet shows the part of the 737’s winglet embedded on the horizontal stabilizer of the 757.īoth aircraft were taxiing for departure out of Mexico when the incident occurred.
However, during taxiing, the B737’s left upper winglet impacted the horizontal stabilizer of the Delta Boeing 757. In the meantime, the Aeromexico Boeing 737-800 with registration XA-AMO continued via taxiway Delta (D) for a departure on runway 23L.
The Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200 with registration N649DL was taxiing via Bravo (B) before crossing runway 23L. With each MAX 8 Aeromexico receives, the Mexican airline adds 16 Clase Premier business.
The latest of them, a MAX 9, registration XA-MKJ, arrived at the company earlier this week. It is one of Boeing ’s largest customers in the Americas. On the 17th of April, an Aeromexico Boeing 737 collided with a Delta Airlines Boeing 757 at Mexico City International Airport. In the last year, Grupo Aeromexico has received 12 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft (both submodels -8 and -9).
