Italy's ITA Airways said on Thursday it had launched an investigation into a ground collision involving one of its aircraft at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport - the second such incident in less than a year.
In a statement, the state-controlled airline said that on the night of Jan. 2 one of its planes hit the tail of another aircraft with the tip of its right wing, shortly after landing from Rome.
The aircraft did not suffer any damage, took off normally and arrived safely at its destination in Rome. The Italian airline, noting it fully respects all safety regulations, said in Thursday's statement that "collisions during taxiing manoeuvres are an increasing phenomenon ... especially in highly congested airports like JFK."
It added the plane involved in last week's collision was now back in Rome, and said it had launched an internal inquiry "to reconstruct the circumstances ." It pledged to promptly inform, and fully cooperate with, aviation authorities.
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