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WestJet plane's wing filmed clipping catering truck as it pushed back from gate

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Guzman, A. (2026, October 30). WestJet plane's wing filmed clipping catering truck as it pushed back from gate. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16252607/westjet-plane-clips-catering-truck-toronto.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-30 · by Alyssa Guzman

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As of October 28, 2026, an empty WestJet Boeing aircraft clipped a catering truck while being towed from its gate at Toronto Pearson International Airport, just before 8:15 p.m. The Transport Safety Board of Canada (TSB) confirmed that no passengers or flight crew were on board the plane and reported no injuries. Initially, one article mistakenly identified the plane as a Boeing 737; however, WestJet later clarified it was actually a Boeing 787 being repositioned for overnight parking when the incident occurred. The TSB stated they are collecting information but did not deploy investigators to the scene. Video footage showed the catering truck moving unexpectedly into the path of the winglet, causing minor damage before emergency responders arrived.

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3 of 19 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Alyssa Guzman
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Topics

TSB The Transport Safety Board of Canada Toronto WestJet the Daily Mail

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WestJet ORG · 5× Milne PERSON · 4× TSB ORG · 2× The Transport Safety Board of Canada ORG · 2× the Daily Mail ORG · 2× Boeing ORG · 1× CTV News ORG · 1× Las Vegas GPE · 1× Toronto GPE · 1× the Toronto Star ORG · 1×

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framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-30
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Claims (19 extracted, 3 hedged)

A WestJet plane has clipped the corner of a catering truck on the tarmac at a Toronto airport. asserted
plane → clip → airport
The plane was being towed from a gate at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Tuesday when it accidentally clipped the front driver's side corner of a catering truck, WestJet said. asserted
WestJet → tow → truck
'WestJet can confirm that an aircraft winglet made contact with a parked catering truck while being towed to an overnight parking pad at Toronto Pearson International Airport,' a spokesperson told the Daily Mail. asserted
spokesperson → confirm → Mail
There were no passengers on board and no injuries were reported, WestJet told the Daily Mail. asserted
WestJet → be → Mail
Video showed the aircraft sitting at the gate and the catering truck parked before the towing began. asserted
towing → show → gate
Moments before the aircraft was pulled backward, the catering truck pulled forward, moving itself in the path of the wing. asserted
truck → pull → wing
Moments later, the aircraft would clip the front corner of the cargo box, causing the vehicle to tip slightly off its wheels before the video cut out. asserted
video → clip → wheels
Five fire trucks responded to the scene, CTV News reported. asserted
News → respond → scene
A WestJet plane being towed to overnight parking pad at Toronto Pearson International Airport hit a catering truck on the tarmac on Tuesday evening The incident occurred around 8.30pm. asserted
incident → tow → 8.30pm
It did not disrupt the airport's schedule. asserted
It → disrupt → schedule
The Transport Safety Board of Canada (TSB) said there was no intention for the Boeing aircraft to take flight, according to a report in the Toronto Star. uncertain
aircraft → say → Star
TSB said it is gathering information on the accident, but is not deploying investigators, the outlet said. asserted
outlet → say → investigators
Last week, emergency services were called to a Las Vegas airport after a flight attendant reported a passenger had sent messages about hijacking the aircraft. asserted
passenger → call → aircraft
Dante Milne, 25, was arrested on Saturday after he sent the text message while onboard United Airlines Flight 1681 and was charged with making a threat or offering false information in an act of terrorism. asserted
he → arrest → terrorism
His attorney, James Gallo, told a judge on Tuesday that Milne intends to plead not guilty in the case after he told police how he drunkenly sent the text message to a colleague sitting in a different row but never intended to actually hijack the plane. asserted
he → tell → plane
Milne had said he consumed beer and shots at a bar at Harry Reid International Airport before he boarded the plane to Newark, New Jersey. asserted
he → say → Newark
He then exchanged text messages with another passenger whom he met at a three-day apprenticeship training program associated with his work as an underwater welder. asserted
he → exchange → welder
The Transport Safety Board of Canada said there was no intention for the plane to take flight after the incident It was in one of those text messages that Milne allegedly wrote: 'I'm gonna hijack this b***h and crash ur row only.' uncertain
I → say → row
But when he was later questioned about the message, police said: 'Milne characterized the wording as poorly stated and suggested the conversation involved banter between coworkers. uncertain
conversation → question → coworkers
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