A UPS Boeing 767 cargo aircraft collided with a Copa Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet at Miami International Airport on Saturday night, just one day after a massive nationwide air traffic control failure brought U.S. flight departures to a standstill.
The incident occurred at approximately 9:15 p.m. Eastern Time at the intersection of two taxiways. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and airport officials described it as contact between an arriving aircraft and a departing aircraft.
There are currently no reported injuries, according to Greg Chin, communications director at MIA.
“There are no reported injuries and flights are being directed to other taxiways, so there is no impact to airport operations at this time,” Chin said in a statement to CBS News Miami.
Airport officials initially reported no injuries, although two individuals were treated at the scene for minor injuries and did not require transportation to a hospital.
UPS Flight 358 was scheduled to depart Miami for Bogotá, Colombia. Copa Airlines Flight 427 had arrived from Panama City, Panama, the airline’s headquarters.
Airport officials said aircraft were being redirected to other taxiways following the collision and that the incident was not significantly affecting airport operations.
The New York Post reported that the Copa Airlines aircraft’s wing struck the nose of the UPS cargo jet.
According to the report, air traffic control recordings captured the Copa crew reporting the collision. The UPS pilot reportedly acknowledged that his aircraft had gone too far before being struck by the passing passenger plane.
UPS Boeing 767 just collided with a Copa Airlines Boeing 737 at Miami this evening.
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— Thenewarea51 (@thenewarea51) November 15, 2026
The collision comes at an extraordinary moment for American aviation.
As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, the Federal Aviation Administration ordered a rare nationwide ground stop on Friday, November 13, after a major communications failure disrupted the country’s air traffic control infrastructure.
TGP reported that departing flights across the United States were temporarily grounded as federal aviation officials scrambled to address the disruption.
The aviation emergency prevented aircraft from departing while planes already airborne were permitted to land.
The Gateway Pundit also reported on remarks from DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, who described a widespread telecommunications outage affecting the FAA.
Federal officials said there was no indication that the disruption resulted from a malicious attack.
By Saturday, the fallout had become staggering.
According to Reuters, more than 6,400 flights were canceled Saturday, with thousands more delayed as airlines struggled to recover from Friday’s nationwide shutdown.
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Federal officials attributed the disruption to overloaded communications networking equipment, raising serious concerns about the aging infrastructure responsible for keeping America’s skies safe.
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