Delta, Air Canada Jets Collide at LAX

A Delta Air Lines Airbus A350-900, Flight DL7 bound for Tokyo Haneda, struck the tail of an Air Canada Boeing 777 at LAX around 10:30 a.m. local time Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. The Delta jet was taxiing when its left wingtip hit the right horizontal stabilizer of Air Canada Flight AC785 from Toronto Pearson, which was being towed toward its gate and had stopped short of its stand. No injuries were reported. Delta said 275 passengers and 15 crew were aboard. Air Canada spokesperson Sean Davidson said an aircraft operated by another airline made contact with its tail. Air Canada took the aircraft out of service for inspection and repairs. Delta is assessing its plane and said nothing is more important than the safety of our customers and people, apologizing for the experience and delay in their travels. ATC audio captured the Air Canada pilot saying they felt a shudder and asking if things looked normal from outside, and the Delta pilot stopping due to an issue with the wing tip. The FAA is investigating; Daily Beast reported the NTSB is also investigating. LAWA said the event was on a taxiway, not a runway, and flights continued normally. Some outlets called it a runway scare or minor runway collision. Delta aircraft N512DN first flew Dec. 14, 2018, was delivered Jan. 25, 2019, and was reconfigured to a 275-seat layout in September 2026.