UPS plane and Copa Airlines aircraft collide at Miami International Airport; no injuries reported

A cargo plane and a commercial passenger jet collided at Miami International Airport on Saturday night, November 14, according to officials. No injuries have been reported. The UPS Boeing 767 and Copa Airlines Boeing 737 made contact with each other at the intersection of two taxiways, approximately 9:15 p.m. The incident occurred while UPS Flight 358 from Miami to Bogotá, Colombia, and Copa Airlines Flight 427 from Panama City, Panama, were handling arrivals and departures.

Copa Airlines is headquartered in Panama City. The collision was reported by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and confirmed through Air Traffic Control audio. Damage to one of the planes was noted in a shared video. While flights are being redirected, airport operations remain unaffected. The FAA is working to restore normal flight operations, which were impacted by a communications issue caused by aging air traffic control technology. Flight schedules are expected to return to normal by the end of Sunday, November 15.