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Copa jet and UPS cargo plane collide on taxiway at Miami airport; FAA investigating

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Summary

  • A Copa Airlines Boeing 737 and a UPS Boeing 767 collided on a taxiway at Miami International Airport around 9 p.m. on November 14, 2026.
  • The FAA says the Copa jet's wingtip struck the UPS plane's nose after controllers told the UPS crew to give way.
  • The Copa flight carried 166 passengers and six crew; two people were treated at the scene for minor injuries.
  • The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the collision.
  • Flights were directed to other taxiways and airport operations were not disrupted.
  • The collision came a day after an FAA nationwide ground stop; officials have not linked the two events.

Reactions

  • Copa Airlines said it regrets the disruption, called passenger and crew safety its top priority, and will cooperate with authorities investigating.
  • UPS said its crew was safe and it is committed to working with authorities to determine what happened.
  • Passenger Cesar Ferreira described a collective scream and the plane jerking sideways before the crew got everyone to remain seated.
  • In air traffic control audio, the Copa pilot said "Somebody hit us" and the UPS pilot replied they went too far and were clipped by the wing.
  • A passenger said his wife, seated beside the wing, suffered a spine injury; the extent of the injury was not confirmed.

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  1. The FAA says the wingtip of a Copa Airlines Boeing 737 struck the nose of a UPS Boeing 767 while taxiing at Miami International Airport on Saturday evening, November 14, 2026.
  2. The FAA says air traffic controllers had told the UPS crew to give way to the Copa flight, which was taxiing to the gate while the UPS flight taxied for departure to Bogotá.
  3. The FAA opened an investigation into the collision, reported at about 9 p.m. local time on November 14, 2026, at Miami International Airport.
  4. Miami-Dade Aviation Department spokesman Greg Chin said the two planes made contact at the intersection of two taxiways and flights were rerouted without disrupting airport operations.
  5. Copa Airlines said all 166 passengers and six crew members disembarked and the plane was returned to the terminal; two people were treated at the scene for minor injuries.
  6. The collision involved Copa Airlines Flight 427 arriving from Panama City and UPS Flight 358 scheduled to depart for Bogotá, Colombia.

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