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Planes collide at Miami airport, weeks after deadly Amazon crash

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A Copa Airlines passenger jet and a UPS cargo plane collided while taxiing at Miami International Airport, with the wingtip of the Copa jet clipping the nose of the UPS aircraft. The collision happened around 9pm local time, shortly after air traffic controllers instructed the UPS crew to give way to the Copa flight. Two passengers on the Copa flight were evaluated for minor injuries. This incident occurred weeks after a fatal crash of an Amazon cargo plane at the same airport. Miami International Airport is the busiest freight airport in the US, handling nearly 3.5 million tonnes of freight annually.
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Two planes collided on a taxiway at Miami International Airport on Saturday night, around 9:15 p.m. local time. A Copa Airlines Boeing 737, which had just landed from Panama City, struck the nose of a UPS Boeing 767 that was preparing to depart for Bogota, Colombia. According to audio from air traffic control, the UPS pilot admitted to hitting the Copa plane after the controller asked if they had collided. Two people were treated for minor injuries at the scene but did not require hospitalization. Miami International Airport operations were unaffected as flights were redirected to other taxiways. The FAA is investigating the incident, which occurred just weeks after a fatal cargo-plane crash at the same airport raised concerns about air traffic control.

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The Straits TimesThis outlet15 Nov

A Copa Airlines passenger jet and a UPS cargo plane collided while taxiing at Miami International Airport, with the wingtip of the Copa jet clipping the nose of the UPS aircraft. The collision happened around 9pm local time, shortly after air traffic controllers instructed the UPS crew to give way to the Copa flight. Two passengers on the Copa flight were evaluated for minor injuries. This incident occurred weeks…

Planes collide at Miami airport, weeks after deadly Amazon crash (this article)
Daily Mail15 Nov

Two planes collided while taxiing at Miami International Airport on Saturday night. Audio from air traffic control shows a UPS flight hitting a Copa Airlines plane that had just landed from Panama City. The collision, which resulted in minor injuries to two people on the Copa flight, occurred due to the UPS flight moving too far and clipping the wing of the Copa plane. The incident follows a major ground stop across…

Two planes collide at Miami airport as audio reveals moment pilot tells air traffic control they'd been hit →
New York Post15 Nov

On Saturday night, a UPS cargo plane taxiing to the wrong position collided with the wing of a Copa Airlines commercial airliner at Miami International Airport. The collision occurred around 9:15 p.m. at the intersection of two taxiways. There were no reported injuries, and airport operations continued without significant disruption. The incident's timing near a national aviation ground stop raised questions about…

UPS cargo plane collides with commercial airliner at Miami airport →
ABC News (US)15 Nov

A UPS cargo plane and a Copa Airlines passenger jet collided on a taxiway at Miami International Airport on Saturday night. Two people sustained minor injuries and were treated at the scene. The incident occurred when the wingtip of the Copa Airlines Boeing 737, which was taxiing to the gate, struck the nose of the UPS Boeing 767, which was preparing for departure to Bogota, Colombia. The Federal Aviation…

UPS plane, Copa Airlines flight collide on taxiway at Miami International Airport →
Fox News15 Nov

A UPS cargo plane and a Copa Airlines passenger jet collided on the ground at Miami International Airport on Saturday night, resulting in minor injuries to two people. The incident occurred around 9 p.m. local time when the wingtip of the Copa Airlines Boeing 737 struck the nose of the UPS Boeing 767 while both aircraft were taxiing. The FAA is investigating the collision, which involved an air traffic controller…

UPS cargo plane, Copa Airlines passenger jet collide at Miami airport, leaving 2 injured →
CBS News15 Nov

A UPS cargo plane and a Copa Airlines passenger jet carrying 172 people collided at Miami International Airport on Saturday night. The collision involved a UPS Boeing 767 and a Copa Airlines Boeing 737-800NG; the cargo plane struck the left wingtip of the passenger jet while both were taxiing. Two passengers received minor injuries but did not require hospitalization. The incident occurred as the FAA addressed…

UPS plane, passenger jet collide on Miami airport taxiway →
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The Hindu15 Nov

On Saturday night, November 14, 2026, around 9:15 p.m., a Copa Airlines passenger plane and a UPS cargo aircraft collided on the tarmac at Miami International Airport. The collision, which occurred when the wingtip of the Copa Airlines Boeing 737 hit the nose of the UPS Boeing 767, resulted in minor injuries to two people. The FAA is investigating the incident, and both airlines issued statements prioritizing safety…

At least two injured as passenger, cargo planes collide at U.S. airport →

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Two planes collide at Miami airport as audio reveals moment pilot tells air traffic control they'd been hit Daily Mail · stated as fact

UPS cargo plane collides with commercial airliner at Miami airport New York Post · stated as fact

UPS plane, Copa Airlines flight collide on taxiway at Miami International Airport ABC News · stated as fact

Planes collide at Miami airport, weeks after deadly Amazon crash The Straits Times · stated as fact

UPS cargo plane, Copa Airlines passenger jet collide at Miami airport, leaving 2 injured Fox News · stated as fact

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Topics

Boeing Copa FAA Miami UPS

Subjects

UPS ORG · 5× Copa ORG · 4× FAA ORG · 4× Miami GPE · 4× Boeing ORG · 2× Amazon ORG · 1× Bogota GPE · 1× Copa Airlines ORG · 1× Panama City GPE · 1× the Federal Aviation Administration ORG · 1×

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A Copa Airlines passenger jet and a UPS aircraft collided while taxiing at Miami International Airport, just weeks after a fatal cargo-plane crash highlighted concerns about air traffic control at the hub.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-15
Both said they will work with authorities in the investigation.
2026-11-15 · The Straits Times
Planes collide at Miami airport, weeks after deadly Amazon crash · assertive framing

Claims (18 extracted, 3 hedged)

Planes collide at Miami airport, weeks after deadly Amazon crash AI generated asserted
Planes → collide → crash
A Copa Airlines passenger jet and a UPS aircraft collided while taxiing at Miami International Airport, just weeks after a fatal cargo-plane crash highlighted concerns about air traffic control at the hub. asserted
crash → collide → hub
The wingtip of the Copa jet clipped the nose of the UPS Boeing 767 plane after the cargo aircraft moved into its path, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and audio between air traffic controllers and pilots. uncertain
aircraft → clip → controllers
Controllers had told the UPS crew, bound for Bogota, to give way to the Copa Boeing 737 as it taxied to its gate, the FAA said. asserted
FAA → tell → gate
“We went too far and then he clipped us with the wing,” the UPS pilot said in response to a question by the controller if it had hit Copa flight 427. asserted
it → go → flight
The FAA said it is investigating the collision, which occurred around 9pm local time. asserted
which → say → pm
Copa said its plane from Panama City was carrying 166 passengers and six crew, and paramedics evaluated two passengers for apparent minor injuries. asserted
paramedics → say → injuries
UPS said its crew is safe. asserted
crew → say → ?
Both said they will work with authorities in the investigation. asserted
they → say → investigation
In September, an Amazon.com cargo plane overran a runway at the Miami airport, killing five people on the ground. asserted
plane → overrun → ground
A preliminary investigation report found an air traffic controller gave the aircraft clearance to land but did not provide it with wind information prior to it crashing. asserted
it → find → information
FAA procedures require controllers to provide wind direction and velocity when a tailwind exists. asserted
tailwind → require → direction
Freight shipments reached almost 3.5 million tonnes in 2025, according to the airport. uncertain
shipments → reach → airport
The accident on Nov 14 also occurred a day after a technical failure triggered the longest nationwide grounding in more than two decades. asserted
failure → occur → decades
It was blamed on a data overload that crippled air traffic control communications and radar. asserted
that → blame → communications
More than 6,600 flights into, out of, and especially within the US were cancelled and another 8,350 trips were delayed on Nov 14, according to aviation data firm FlightAware. uncertain
trips → cancel → FlightAware
For Nov 15, another 1,100 flights have been cancelled and over 600 delayed as of 12.40am in New York. asserted
600 → cancel → York
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he will formally ask Congress on Nov 16 to authorise US$50 billion (S$64 billion) in emergency funding to overhaul the US air traffic control system. asserted
he → say → system
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