BA A350 G- XWBA clips EK B777 at DXB

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Apr 14, 2020, 5:08 am

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BA A350 G- XWBA clips EK B777 at DXB

Didn’t see a thread on this here. Please delete/merge if one exists.

Seems like an A350 was damaged in a collision with a EK 777 at DXB, presumably while operating a cargo-only flight. Not sure if anyone knows what registration it is.

Source: https://twitter.com/alexinair/status/1250011438372081664?s=21

EDIT: seems to be XWBA

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Apr 14, 2020, 5:12 am

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For once, it doesn't appear to be G-XWBD

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Apr 14, 2020, 5:13 am

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G-XWBA I believe

Apr 14, 2020, 5:18 am

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Good job the wingwalker was awake then!

Apr 14, 2020, 5:48 am

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BA will be pleased, a grounded aircraft that they don't need anyway right now, that someone will be paying them handsomely for! (DNATA's insurer presumably).

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Apr 14, 2020, 7:47 am

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XWBA clips a EK B777 in DXB

Just seen an update that XWBA has clipped the horizontal stabilisers of an EK B777 at Dubai airport. How this even possible in this day and age ?

Question is ... who’s picking up the bill for this?

Apr 14, 2020, 7:53 am

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G-XWBA hasn't had the best start in life, what with the flaps damage/check in August....

Apr 14, 2020, 7:55 am

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Something for the crash gang to go fix, but I believe they may have been stood down.

Apr 14, 2020, 7:58 am

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Already posted. I'll ask mods to merge etc

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/brit...maged-dxb.html

Apr 14, 2020, 8:00 am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by kosy91

How this even possible in this day and age ?
Question is ... who’s picking up the bill for this?

They probably hired some ground staff from IST.

DXB/DNATA's insurance will have to cover the bill.

Apr 14, 2020, 8:09 am

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Am sure the pax on both airliners were far from impressed! Not easy being a pax at this time and this incident not exactly helping.

Apr 14, 2020, 8:16 am

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Originally Posted by nivsy

Am sure the pax on both airliners were far from impressed! Not easy being a pax at this time and this incident not exactly helping.

The BA aircraft was a cargo flight, unoccupied bar crew. The EK aircraft was empty having last operated the day before.

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Apr 14, 2020, 8:22 am

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Was it XWBA which has had earlier ‘incidents’ or was it another frame ?

Apr 14, 2020, 8:28 am

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Were there any passengers on board either aircraft? I thought cargo only flights have been assigned a different flight number but it says in the tweet BA106 was cancelled. Either way that will be an expensive bill for the ground handling agent.