An Emirates A380 was struck by a fuel truck at Manchester Airport on Friday, damaging one of its engine cowlings. The incident forced Emirates to cancel its scheduled return flight to Dubai, and the aircraft involved was grounded in Manchester for more than two days after the incident.

Images of the aircraft shared on social media show a hole in the lip section of an engine cowling. Emirates worked quickly to perform repairs on the damaged engine, getting the aircraft back in the air just over two days after the incident.

Fuel Truck Hits Emirates A380 Engine In Manchester

As first reported by X account @aviationbrk, the collision happened on the apron at Manchester Airport (MAN) as an Emirates Airbus A380 (registration: A6-EVP) was preparing to depart for Dubai Interna

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