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rotornut
6th Aug 2017, 16:47
No one injured after 2 airplanes at Pearson clip wings - Toronto - CBC News (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/planes-clip-wings-pearson-airport-1.4237189)
If in doubt STOP and reassure yourself before continuing - no matter what ATC say or the follow-me says, it's YOUR responsibility.
DaveReidUK
6th Aug 2017, 19:14
Looks like the LOT was on 180 and the ROU inbound to 181:
http://toronto-yyz.worldairportguides.com/images/terminal_maps/wag_yyz_terminal_1_map.jpg
Safe-T
6th Aug 2017, 20:06
Correct. ROU was coming in to 181; LOT was boarding at 180:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=197149
DaveReidUK
6th Aug 2017, 20:46
I love the (now deleted, but cached on Google) post on Facebook from Teamsters Canada (currently in dispute with Swissport):
An untrained manager was pushing back a LOT Airlines plane who hit an Air Canada Rouge plane. The wingwalker, who was an untrained temp worker, did not know that he should have been watching the wing.Good to see Teamsters not letting the truth get in the way of a good story. :O
cossack
6th Aug 2017, 21:31
Some gates have an "A" centreline offset to the right to accommodate larger types. Maybe someone wasn't on the correct line.
Carbon Bootprint
6th Aug 2017, 21:59
OK, but if you have a wingwalker that doesn't know "he should have been watching the wing," that could be a problem.
rotornut
6th Aug 2017, 23:05
See video on right side: Union concerned about planes clipping wings
TSB investigating after 2 passenger planes clipped wings at Pearson Airport | CP24.com (http://www.cp24.com/news/tsb-investigating-after-2-passenger-planes-clipped-wings-at-pearson-airport-1.3535004)
DaveReidUK
7th Aug 2017, 06:49
See video on right side: Union concerned about planes clipping wings
Should probably be captioned "Union unconcerned about establishing the facts". :O
Interesting quote from the spokesman:
"There should have been wingwalkers on both of the aircraft". Really, on arriving flights ??
However he goes on to say that:
"The LOT aircraft may have been parked on the wrong line".
Direct link to the interview: Two planes touch wings at Pearson | CP24.com (http://www.cp24.com/video?clipId=1182827)