The Breeze Airways jet that was struck by a newly delivered 787 on July 22 is still undergoing repairs at Charleston International Airport .

With the arrival of a new tail fin, it’s getting closer to becoming airworthy again.

As of late last week, the plane was still on the ground cooling its jets, minus the damaged vertical stabilizer, which includes the rudder and other critical components. Maintenance teams are working to repair the jet, and Breeze hopes to have the work will be completed around mid-September, according to a spokesperson.

The brand-new All Nippon Airways 787 Dreamliner that clipped the parked Breeze aircraft with passengers on board at CHS was scheduled to fly to the West Coast with a crew from the Japanese airline who had recently picked up the

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