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Russian aircraft damaged after contact with second plane on taxiway
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on September 24, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on September 24, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
A Russian Rossiya aircraft was damaged on a Moscow taxiway after colliding with another plane. Passengers were safely transferred.
(Reuters) -An aircraft belonging to the Russian airline Rossiya suffered damage to its tail after coming into contact with another plane on a taxiway at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport on Wednesday, Russian news agencies reported.
The agencies said the aircraft, a Sukhoi Superjet, had been readying for takeoff to St Petersburg, Russia's second largest city, when the incident occurred on Wednesday evening. Passengers were taken off the plane and put on another aircraft.
Unofficial Russian Telegram channels said the other plane involved in the collision was an Airbus 330 belonging to China's Air Hainan and bound for Beijing.
(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Chris Reese)
The Rossiya aircraft suffered damage to its tail after colliding with another plane on a taxiway at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport.
The aircraft involved was a Sukhoi Superjet belonging to Rossiya, and the other plane was an Airbus 330 from China's Air Hainan.
The Rossiya aircraft was preparing for takeoff to St Petersburg, which is Russia's second largest city.
The incident occurred on Wednesday evening.
The Airbus 330 was bound for Beijing.
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