事发时，达美航空的飞机正在滑行准备起飞，而加拿大航空的飞机则正被拖向停机位。美国联邦航空管理局称，周二在洛杉矶国际机场发生了一起达美航空飞机“擦碰”到加拿大航空飞机的事件，目前正就此展开调查。
Incident occurred as Delta plane was taxiing and Air Canada plane was being towed The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says it is investigating after a Delta Air Lines plane "clipped" an Air Canada aircraft at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday.
据该航空管理机构介绍，事件发生于当地时间上午10点半左右。加拿大航空发言人称，目前没有人员伤亡的报告。
The aviation agency says the incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. local time as the Delta plane was taxiing for departure, and the Air Canada plane was being towed toward the gate. An Air Canada spokesperson says there are no reported injuries.
Sean Davidson在声明中称，从多伦多飞抵的加拿大航空785号航班在着陆后，“另一家航空公司的飞机碰到了它的机尾”。他表示，该飞机将被暂时停飞以接受检查与维修。
Sean Davidson says in a statement that Air Canada Flight 785 had arrived from Toronto before "an aircraft operated by another airline made contact with its tail." He says the plane will be taken out of service for inspection and repairs.
美国联邦航空管理局还指出，达美航空飞机的左翼尖部碰到了加拿大航空飞机尾部的水平尾翼——这是一种位于机尾、形状类似机翼的结构。
The U.S. agency says the Delta plane's left wingtip clipped the Air Canada aircraft's horizontal stabilizer, a wing-likestructure at the tail of a plane.