Virgin Atlantic jet clips BA plane at London’s Heathrow Airport
LONDON, UK: UK aviation officials said that a Virgin Atlantic jet collided with a British Airways (BA) plane while being towed at Heathrow Airport over the weekend, but there were no reports of injuries. Virgin said the Boeing 787-9 had completed a flight and had no passengers aboard when its wingtip clipped the stationary BA jet while being towed from a stand at Heathrow Terminal 3. "We have commenced a full and thorough investigation, and our engineering teams are performing maintenance checks on the aircraft, which for now has been taken out of service," the airline said in a statement. BA said that its engineers were also looking at its plane. "No passenger injuries have been reported, and we do not anticipate there to be any ongoing impact on airport operations," Heathrow said.