Following a ground incident last year at Stansted Airport involving a Ryanair aircraft being pushed back onto a blast fence by a tug operator, the AAIB has completed its investigation and released a bulletin with its findings and conclusions.

Though in this instance, none of the passengers or crew members onboard were injured, the aircraft did experience damage to its tail, impacting the fuselage around the tail cone and the APU. The damage to the aircraft was substantial enough that it remained grounded for over two weeks while the damages were undoubtedly repaired and inspected.

The Ground Collision: More Details

As per the report published by the UK's Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB), the incident occurred on August 21, 2024, when a tug operator was pushing back a Boeing 7

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