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Planes clip wings at San Francisco airport

Two United Airlines international flights clipped wings early Tuesday near a gate at San Francisco International Airport, causing cancellations but no injuries.
The collision happened as Flight 863 to Sydney pushed back and its right wingtip struck Flight 877 bound for Hong Kong, in an area without direct air traffic control communication.
The FAA confirmed the incident occurred around 12:35 a.m. And is currently investigating, while United Airlines is working to rebook affected passengers.
This event marks the second wingtip collision at a U.S. Airport in under a month, following an April incident involving American Airlines regional jets at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
No injuries happened, and all passengers deplaned normally, while the FAA inquiry may focus on procedures in non-communicative airport zones during ground operations.

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