On 30 March 2017 at around 0145 local time at Singapore Changi Airport, a Scoot Boeing 787-9 (9V-OJA) operating flight TZ188 to Tianjin collided with an Emirates A380 (A6-EUB) that was preparing to depart operating EK405 to Dubai.

SIN-APC

Area of occurence in the red circle.

9V-OJA was taxiing from the eastern side of the airport via A6, NC3 and turned left onto WA where its left wing collided with the right wing tip fence of A6-EUB, pushing back from stand C23.

As a result of this incident, Emirates EK405 Singapore – DubaiĀ  (MEL-SIN-DXB) was cancelled, and 9V-OJA was towed to theĀ  Northern Remote Apron (parking stands 307-310) and 9V-OJE was called in to operate TZ188 which departed at around 6am Singapore Time.

Kerusakan pada A380 Emirates A6-EUB
Damage to Emirates A380 A6-EUB
Kerusakan pada sayap 787-9 Scoot 9V-OJA
Damage to left wing of Scoot 787-9 9V-OJA

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