http://usat.ly/dZNJJP If you haven't seen it already on the international news services here is remarkable video of an Air France A380 striking the tail of a Comair CRJ with its wing as it taxied out at JFK. Some sources are playing this down, I even read the term 'fender bender' in one report, but make no mistake with that much fuel in the wing of the 380 the potential for a massive conflagration was very real.
Even more remarkable is the fact that no-one on the CRJ was hurt and I would suggest that means all passengers and crew had their seat belts done up tight. If they hadn't they would have been thrown violently around the cabin. This is a salutary lesson for anyone who thinks it is good idea to allow crew (or passengers) to walk around the cabin during taxi...
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