Repair Work Continues on Two Aircraft Following Ground Collision at Los Angeles International Airport

A Delta Air Lines Airbus A350-900 and an Air Canada Boeing 777-200LR collided on the ground at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on October 6, 2026.

During the incident, the left wingtip of the Delta Air Lines A350 struck the right horizontal stabilizer of the Air Canada Boeing 777, causing damage to both aircraft.

The Air Canada aircraft, registered C-FIVK, had arrived in Los Angeles from Toronto on flight AC785 and was scheduled to return to Toronto later that day as flight AC786.

Footage recorded after the incident shows maintenance crews working to remove the Delta A350’s damaged wingtip section from the horizontal stabilizer of the Air Canada aircraft.