BREAKING — Saturday, November 14, 2026
A Copa Airlines Boeing 737 and a UPS Boeing 767 cargo jet collided on the ground at Miami International Airport (MIA) Saturday night, one day after the FAA’s nationwide ground stop threw U.S. air travel into chaos.
The collision happened at about 9:15 p.m. Eastern where two taxiways intersect. According to the FAA, “The wingtip of a Copa Airlines Boeing 737 struck the nose of a UPS Boeing 767 while the airplanes were taxiing.”
The flights involved
- Copa Airlines Flight 427, a Boeing 737, had just landed from Panama City, Panama.
- UPS Flight 358, a Boeing 767 freighter, was taxiing out for a flight to Bogotá, Colombia.
What went wrong
The FAA said air traffic controllers had told the UPS crew to give way to the Copa jet. Air traffic control recordings cited in media reports indicate the UPS aircraft moved past where it was supposed to hold and into the Copa jet’s path, and the UPS pilot acknowledged going too far. The FAA is investigating.
Injuries and airport operations
MIA communications director Greg Chin said two people were treated at the scene by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue for minor injuries and did not need to go to a hospital. The airport’s first statement had reported no injuries.
“An arriving aircraft and a departing aircraft made contact with each other at the intersection of two taxiways,” Chin said, adding that flights were being directed to other taxiways and there was no impact to airport operations.
UPS said its crew was safe and that it is committed to working with authorities to determine what happened. Copa Airlines had not commented as of late Saturday.
Still recovering from Friday’s ground stop
The collision came as MIA and airports across the country were still working through cancellations and delays from Friday’s nationwide FAA ground stop. Federal officials have linked that outage to aging air traffic control equipment, including overloaded switches and routers that caused problems with radar and communications. FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said Saturday that the U.S. flight schedule should be back to normal by the end of Sunday.
For non-rev travelers: MIA says operations were not affected by the collision, but loads out of Miami and other hubs are still heavy as airlines reaccommodate passengers from Friday’s cancellations. Check loads before heading to the airport and have a backup plan.
This is a developing story. NonRev Travel News will update as the FAA releases more information.
Photo: A Copa Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 at Miami International Airport (file photo, not the aircraft involved). Photo by Colin Cooke Photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
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