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News.com.au
2 days ago
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Virgin Australia plane collides with ground vehicle at Tullamarine Airport in Melbourne
A Virgin Australia plane has been left with a massive rip on the left side after it collided with a ground vehicle at a major Aussie airport. A Virgin aircraft has been damaged on the side after colliding a tow vehicle at Tullamarine Airport in Melbourne on Sunday night. The plane hit the tug after becoming disconnected while being towed to a maintenance hangar around 8.40pm. A Virgin Australia spokesperson confirmed no passengers were on board at the time of the incident and there were no injuries. 'On Sunday evening, a Virgin Australia aircraft was being towed to the maintenance hangar at Melbourne Airport when it became disconnected from the tug vehicle, causing the tug to impact the side of the aircraft,' the spokesperson told Footage obtained by Nine News shows a large gash on the left side of the plane as workers tried to patch up the Boeing 737. understands the aircraft was being towed to the hangar for scheduled maintenance. The airline doesn't anticipate any impacts to its flying schedule on Monday.
Telegraph
02-07-2025
- Telegraph
Four charged over RAF Brize Norton damage claimed by Palestine Action
Four people have been charged after aircraft at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire were damaged. Amy Gardiner-Gibson, 29, and Jony Cink, 24, both of no fixed abode, and Daniel Jeronymides-Norie, 35, and Lewie Chiaramello, 22, both of London, have been remanded in custody after £7 million in damage was caused to two Voyager aircraft on June 20. Counter Terrorism Policing South East (CTPSE) said they had been charged with conspiracy to enter a prohibited place knowingly for a purpose prejudicial to the safety or interests of the United Kingdom, and conspiracy to commit criminal damage. CTPSE said a 41-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender had been released on bail until September 19. A 23-year-old man was released without charge. The four people charged will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday. It comes as Palestine Action were on Wednesday .
