A Copa Airlines passenger jet and a UPS cargo aircraft collided on the tarmac at Miami International Airport on Sunday (Nov 15), leaving two people with minor injuries. The US aviation regulator – the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) – has launched an investigation. The incident happened after the Copa Airlines flight landed from Panama City with 166 passengers and six crew members on board. It was taxiing at a normal speed while the UPS aircraft was preparing to take off for Bogota in Colombia.&nbsp;According to initial reports, air traffic controllers had instructed the UPS flight crew to give way to the passing Copa Airlines jet prior to the collision.. Despite this, the collision took place. Both airlines have pledged cooperation with the aviation regulator FAA inquiry. Meanwhile, air traffic control (ATC) audio has surfaced. "Somebody hit us," the Copa Airlines pilot told the control tower in the ATC audio. "Yeah, we went too far, and then he clipped us with the wing," the UPS pilot replied over the radio. "It seems that we are missing the left wingtip," the Copa Airlines pilot also added.&nbsp;

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">🚨 PLANES COLLIDE IN MIAMI:

A UPS Boeing 767 and a Copa Airlines 737 made contact on the ground at Miami International tonight, according to air traffic control audio.

The Copa pilot radios in: &quot;Somebody hit us.&quot;

Ground control fires back at UPS: &quot;You're supposed to give way to the 73 there... did you hit that aircraft?&quot;

UPS: &quot;Yeah, we went too far.&quot;

Friday the whole country was grounded. 

Tonight Love Field shut down over a reported bomb threat and two jets traded paint in Miami.

What a weekend to fly. https://t.co/s9sz7ACSvE&mdash; Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) <a href="https://x.com/GuntherEagleman/status/2121796840341323968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2026</a></blockquote>
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&nbsp;In an official statement, Copa Airlines said it "regrets the disruption this incident may cause our passengers" and added that the “safety of our passengers and crew is our top priority, and we will cooperate with authorities as they investigate.” All 172 people on board the passenger jet were safely disembarked after the aircraft was towed to the gate, the airline said. UPS also confirmed its crew was unharmed, stating that the company is "committed to working with authorities to determine what happened."&nbsp;

The FAA is investigating after a Copa Airlines passenger jet and a UPS cargo plane collided on the tarmac at Miami International Airport, leaving two people with minor injuries. ATC audio captures the UPS pilot acknowledging the aircraft went too far and clipped the Copa jet's wing

A Copa Airlines passenger jet and a UPS cargo aircraft collided on the tarmac at Miami International Airport on Sunday (Nov 15), leaving two people with minor injuries. The US aviation regulator – the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) – has launched an investigation. The incident happened after the Copa Airlines flight landed from Panama City with 166 passengers and six crew members on board. It was taxiing at a normal speed while the UPS aircraft was preparing to take off for Bogota in Colombia. According to initial reports, air traffic controllers had instructed the UPS flight crew to give way to the passing Copa Airlines jet prior to the collision.. Despite this, the collision took place. Both airlines have pledged cooperation with the aviation regulator FAA inquiry. Meanwhile, air traffic control (ATC) audio has surfaced. "Somebody hit us," the Copa Airlines pilot told the control tower in the ATC audio. "Yeah, we went too far, and then he clipped us with the wing," the UPS pilot replied over the radio. "It seems that we are missing the left wingtip," the Copa Airlines pilot also added.

The FAA is investigating after a Copa Airlines passenger jet and a UPS cargo plane collided on the tarmac at Miami International Airport, leaving two people with minor injuries. ATC audio captures the UPS pilot acknowledging the aircraft went too far and clipped the Copa jet's wing

'We are missing...': Copa jet loses left wingtip after collision with cargo plane at Miami airport, pilot's desperate call goes viral

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'We are missing...': Copa jet loses left wingtip after collision with cargo plane at Miami airport, pilot's desperate call goes viral