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- A United Airlines wing clipped the tail of another aircraft during pushback at Boston airport on Monday.
- Both aircraft were taken out of service and passengers were accommodated on later flights.
- The event is one of several near-accidents and airport collisions in recent months.
Two United Airlines Boeing 737 planes scheduled to depart from Boston Logan International Airport on Monday collided on the ramp, the carrier confirmed to Insider.
United flight 515 heading to Newark, New Jersey, was being pushed back from the gate at around 8:30 a.m. local time when its wing clipped the tail of United flight 267 parked at an adjacent gate and heading to Denver.