The Boeing 737 aircraft with 181 passengers and six crew onboard smashed into a fence at Stansted Airport, causing 'substantial damage', an Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) report said

A passenger plane smashed into a fence at Stansted Airport as it was being maneuvered by a tug driver focused on advising a trainee.

The Boeing 737 aircraft with 181 passengers and six crew onboard smashed into the fence causing “substantial damage” to the jet, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said.

The incident took place on August 21 last year while the Ryanair aircraft was being moved to the airport’s apron – where planes await runway departure slots – by a ground vehicle known as a tug.

A trainee and an instructor were on the tug. The trainee turned a corner too early and th

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