SEATTLE- Two Alaska Airlines (AS) planes collided while preparing for takeoff at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), causing passengers to disembark and return to the gate. The incident involved a minor wingtip contact between a Boeing 737-800 and a 737-900, both scheduled for California destinations.
The collision occurred just after noon on Saturday (May 17, 2025) as ground-service tugs pushed the aircraft back from their gates. Flights to Orange County (SNA) and Sacramento (SMF) were impacted, though no injuries or significant delays were reported.
Photo: By Eric Salard – N408AS LAX, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=43543100Alaska Airlines Planes Clip Wings at Sea-Tac
The wingtip collision between two Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft happened during a routine gate pushback at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The event occurred on a busy Saturday afternoon, a high-traffic period for departures.
According to Alaska Airlines, ground-service tugs were maneuvering both jets when the aircraft wings made contact.
Both jets were en route to California—one to Orange County John Wayne Airport (SNA) and the other to Sacramento International Airport (SMF).
While the incident did not result in any injuries, standard safety protocols required both aircraft to return to their gates. Passengers were promptly deplaned and later rebooked on alternate flights.
Kassie McKnight-Xi, spokesperson for the Port of Seattle, emphasized that the contact was minor and did not cause operational delays. The FAA confirmed it will investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident to assess compliance with aviation safety protocols and ground-handling procedures.
Photo: By Alan Wilson – Boeing 777-222 'N795UA’ United Airlines, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33925191Similar Incidents
Two United Airlines (UA) Boeing 777-300ER aircraft collided at San Francisco International Airport on May 6, 2025, forcing the cancellation of both trans-Pacific flights. The incident occurred at approximately 12:35 AM local time when the right wingtip of United Flight UA863 struck the left wingtip of United Flight UA877 during pushback operations.
UA863, scheduled to depart for Sydney Airport, hit UA877, which was bound for Hong Kong International Airport, as both aircraft maneuvered near Terminal 2, Gate 6. The collision happened in an area where air traffic controllers do not directly communicate with flight crews, instead relying on ground crew coordination.
The impact caused visible damage to both aircraft’s wingtips. All 522 passengers and 32 crew members across both flights escaped injury. United Airlines immediately deplaned passengers and began rebooking them on alternative flights.
On February 5, a Japan Airlines (JL) Boeing 787-9 collided with a Delta Air Lines Boeing 737-800 at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The Japan Airlines aircraft arriving from Tokyo struck a Delta aircraft preparing for departure to Puerto Vallarta.
In January, American Airlines (AA) experienced two separate collision incidents.
On January 10, two American Airlines Boeing 737s made contact at New York’s LaGuardia Airport when an aircraft under tow struck the wing of a parked plane.
Two days earlier, on January 8, an American Airlines Boeing 737-800 hit the tail of a United Airlines Boeing 787-10 during taxiing operations at Chicago O’Hare International Airport.
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