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| Airport acts after two collisions | Airport acts after two collisions |
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| Procedures have been tightened at Manchester Airport after two incidents of planes striking other aircraft while taxiing, accident investigators said. | Procedures have been tightened at Manchester Airport after two incidents of planes striking other aircraft while taxiing, accident investigators said. |
| All four aircraft involved in the two separate incidents were damaged - but none of the 468 passengers was hurt. | |
| Both incidents, in 2007 and 2008, involved the wings of one aircraft striking the tail area of another. | Both incidents, in 2007 and 2008, involved the wings of one aircraft striking the tail area of another. |
| The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said airport authorities had since made changes to procedures. | The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said airport authorities had since made changes to procedures. |
| Two separate reports detailing the incidents have been published by the AAIB. | Two separate reports detailing the incidents have been published by the AAIB. |
| In the first, the wing tip of a Pakistan International Airways (PIA) Boeing 777, with 144 passengers aboard, struck the rudder of a 37-passenger Q400 aircraft operated by Flybe as it passed behind it. | In the first, the wing tip of a Pakistan International Airways (PIA) Boeing 777, with 144 passengers aboard, struck the rudder of a 37-passenger Q400 aircraft operated by Flybe as it passed behind it. |
| 'Crew warned' | 'Crew warned' |
| Both aircraft were about to leave Manchester at about midday on 15 February 2007. | Both aircraft were about to leave Manchester at about midday on 15 February 2007. |
| The AAIB said the crew of the PIA aircraft had been "cautioned about the presence" of the Flybe aircraft. | The AAIB said the crew of the PIA aircraft had been "cautioned about the presence" of the Flybe aircraft. |
| In the second report, the AAIB said the right winglet of a Tenerife-bound Boeing 737 struck the tail of a 107-passenger Lufthansa Airbus A320 which had been due to fly to Frankfurt. | In the second report, the AAIB said the right winglet of a Tenerife-bound Boeing 737 struck the tail of a 107-passenger Lufthansa Airbus A320 which had been due to fly to Frankfurt. |
| The Boeing, operated by the now non-operational Spanish airline Futura, had 180 passengers aboard during the collision on 5 August 2008. | The Boeing, operated by the now non-operational Spanish airline Futura, had 180 passengers aboard during the collision on 5 August 2008. |
| The crew believed there were no obstacles in the way and they had room to get past the A320, the report said. | The crew believed there were no obstacles in the way and they had room to get past the A320, the report said. |
| Following the August 2008 incident, Manchester Airport authorities reviewed taxiing procedures and made changes, the AAIB report said. | Following the August 2008 incident, Manchester Airport authorities reviewed taxiing procedures and made changes, the AAIB report said. |