Delta passenger plane strikes regional jet at Atlanta airport

Workers secure the tail section of an Endeavor Air aircraft after a collision with a Delta jet at the Atlanta airport on Wednesday. Photograph: Erik S Lesser/EPA

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are both investigating an incident during which the wing of a Delta Air Lines plane struck a regional jet while taxiing for departure at the Atlanta airport, damaging both planes.

The incident resulted in severe damage to the tail of the much smaller regional jet.