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UPS plane, passenger jet collide on Miami airport taxiway

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Candido, S., Jenkins, S., & Maugeri, S. (2026, November 15). UPS plane, passenger jet collide on Miami airport taxiway. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ups-plane-copa-airlines-jet-collide-miami-international-airport/

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CBS News · collected 2026-11-15 · by Sergio Candido, S.E. Jenkins, Steve Maugeri

Quick Summary

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 ongoing flight disruptions at MIA due to technical issues affecting radar and communications systems.
Written by AI on 2026-11-15, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).
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Story summary

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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CBS NewsThis outlet15 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 (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 →
The Straits Times15 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 →
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 →
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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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Who wrote this

Sergio Candido
8 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
"The safety of our passengers and crew is our top priority, and we will cooperate with authorities as they investigate the incident," Copa Airlines said in a statement.
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Also by Sergio Candido
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S.E. Jenkins
3 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
"The safety of our passengers and crew is our top priority, and we will cooperate with authorities as they investigate the incident," Copa Airlines said in a statement.
"But beer lovers will see absolutely no impact," the spokesperson said.
" Amazon will "cooperate fully with any investigation," Nantel added.
Also by S.E. Jenkins
Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.
Steve Maugeri
1 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
"The safety of our passengers and crew is our top priority, and we will cooperate with authorities as they investigate the incident," Copa Airlines said in a statement.
The only article under this byline in the corpus.

Topics

Boeing Copa Airlines MIA Panama City UPS

Subjects

Copa Airlines ORG · 4× Boeing ORG · 2× MIA ORG · 2× Miami GPE · 2× Panama City GPE · 2× UPS ORG · 2× CBS News ORG · 1× Greg Chin PERSON · 1× Miami-Dade GPE · 1× Panama GPE · 1×

Narrative

"At approximately 9:15 p.m., an arriving aircraft and a departing aircraft made contact with each other at the intersection of two taxiways," Greg Chin, communications director at MIA, said in a statement to CBS News Miami.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-15
"The safety of our passengers and crew is our top priority, and we will cooperate with authorities as they investigate the incident," Copa Airlines said in a statement.
2026-11-15 · CBS News
UPS plane, passenger jet collide on Miami airport taxiway · assertive framing

Claims (17 extracted, 2 hedged)

A UPS cargo plane and a Copa Airlines passenger jet carrying 172 people collided at Miami International Airport on Saturday night, officials said. asserted
officials → carry → night
The collision involved a UPS Boeing 767 and a Copa Airlines Boeing 737-800NG, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. uncertain
collision → involve → Rescue
Copa Airlines said its flight from Panama City, Panama, landed at MIA around 9 p.m. and was taxiing toward the terminal when the collision occurred. asserted
collision → say → terminal
Preliminary information indicates that the cargo plane came into contact with the left wingtip of the passenger jet while both aircraft were taxiing, the airline said. asserted
airline → indicate → jet
"At approximately 9:15 p.m., an arriving aircraft and a departing aircraft made contact with each other at the intersection of two taxiways," Greg Chin, communications director at MIA, said in a statement to CBS News Miami. asserted
Chin → arrive → News
"There are no reported injuries and flights are being directed to other taxiways, so there is no impact to airport operations at this time." asserted
flights → be → time
The Copa Airlines flight was carrying 166 passengers and six crew members. asserted
flight → carry → passengers
Two passengers were evaluated by airport paramedics for apparent minor injuries, the airline said. asserted
airline → evaluate → injuries
Neither required transportation to a hospital, according to Chin. uncertain
Neither → require → Chin
The airline said the aircraft reached the terminal and all passengers had deplaned. asserted
passengers → say → terminal
The remaining passengers and crew members were reported to be in good condition. asserted
passengers → remain → condition
UPS Flight 358 was scheduled to depart Miami for Bogota, Colombia, while Copa Airlines Flight 427 was arriving from Panama City. asserted
Flight → schedule → City
"The safety of our passengers and crew is our top priority, and we will cooperate with authorities as they investigate the incident," Copa Airlines said in a statement. asserted
Airlines → cooperate → statement
Collision comes amid ongoing flight disruptions at MIA The collision came as following a rare issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday. asserted
collision → come → Friday
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Friday night that flight operations would take time to return to normal as airlines worked to reposition aircraft and crews. asserted
airlines → warn → aircraft
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said Saturday that U.S. flight schedules were expected to return to normal by the end of Sunday. asserted
schedules → say → Sunday
Federal officials said Friday's outage was linked to problems with , including switches and routers that became overloaded with data, causing inconsistencies in radar and communications systems. asserted
that → say → systems
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