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Two United Airlines planes clip wings while preparing to depart San Francisco International Airport, according to the FAA

Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — In the second such incident in less than a month, two airline planes clipped wings at a US airport, this time in San Francisco, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

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13 articles, oldest first.

  1. ABC 7 San Francisco

    2 United Airlines planes clip wings on ground overnight at SFO, FAA says (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    United Airlines officials said that two of their planes were involved in a minor collision while pushing back at the gate at SFO Monday.

  2. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Two United Airlines planes clip wings while preparing to depart San Francisco International Airport, according to the FAA (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — In the second such incident in less than a month, two airline planes clipped wings at a US airport, this time in San Francisco, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

  3. CBS News

    United Airlines jet strikes wing of another aircraft at San Francisco International Airport (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Two United Airlines jets made contact during an incident at San Francisco International Airport Monday night, prompting the cancellation of both flights.

  4. Fox News

    United Airlines planes in San Francisco clip wings (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The wingtip of a United Airlines flight hit the wingtip of another United flight at the San Francisco International Airport early on Tuesday, the FAA noted.

  5. WMUR

    FAA: United Airlines planes clip wings while preparing to depart San Francisco International Airport (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    In the second such incident in less than a month, two airline planes clipped wings at a U.S. airport, this time in San Francisco.

  6. New York Post

    United Airlines planes clip wings while preparing to depart from San Francisco airport (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Two United Airlines planes clipped wings as they prepared for departure from San Francisco International Airport on Tuesday — the latest mishap involving air travel around the US.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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