While it was parked at a gate in Frankfurt Airport on 27 September, Condor’s Airbus A330-900 registered D-ANRB was hit by a high-loading vehicle, causing a significant hole in the fuselage.
The aircraft was empty and preparing for its next flight when it was hit laterally near the cargo door by the high-loader bringing pallets to be loaded in the cargo compartment.
The A330neo involved in the incident was delivered to Condor on 2 September. It is not known when it can re-enter into service.
2023-09-27: Condor Airbus A330-900 (D-ANRB, built 2020) was substantially damaged by a high-loading vehicle while parked at the gate. The incident occurred when the aircraft was empty and was prepared for the next flight.https://t.co/dmct376n2G@anwaviation @aeroTELEGRAPH pic.twitter.com/2fvWHdKtCp
— JACDEC (@JacdecNew) September 28, 2023
This is the same device as featured in FR24 recent blog post: https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/?s=D-ANRB