On 10 September, a Delta Air Lines Airbus A350-900 (registered N503DN) bound for Tokyo as DL295 knocked off the tail of a Delta Connection Mitsubishi CRJ-900LR (registered N302PQ and operated by Endeavor Air) bound for Lafayette, Louisiana, as flight DL5526. The collision happened while both planes were taxiing at Atlanta International Airport, Georgia, United States.
The incident resulted in the horizontal and vertical stabiliser of the CRJ-900 being severed from the aircraft. The Airbus A350 returned to the terminal to offload passengers, while those on the CRJ-900 were transported by bus. No injuries were reported.
Shortly after the mishap, pictures and footage of the incident appeared on social media: