German airline Lufthansa said several employees were injured on Thursday after the nose gear of a Boeing jet collapsed while the aircraft was parked at a gate at Frankfurt-airport" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="76568" data-entity-type="location">Frankfurt Airport.Only crew members and ground staff were on board the Boeing-787-9-dreamliner" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="117202" data-entity-type="organization">Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner when the front tip of the plane crashed to the ground ahead of passenger boarding for a scheduled flight to Los Angeles. The flight was later cancelled.“Several employees were injured and are currently receiving medical attention,” Lufthansa said in a statement, adding that it and relevant authorities were investigating.
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FRI · 2026-06-05 · 02:10 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0605-81892
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Nose down: Lufthansa investigating Boeing 787 landing gear collapse in Frankfurt
Lufthansa is investigating an incident where the nose landing gear of a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner collapsed at Frankfurt Airport on Thursday. The aircraft was parked at a gate and only crew members and ground staff were on board at the time of the collapse.
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Lufthansa is investigating an incident where the nose landing gear of a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner collapsed at Frankfurt Airport on Thursday. The aircraft was parked at a gate and only crew members and ground staff were on board at the time of the collapse. The front of the plane fell to the ground before passengers were scheduled to board for a flight to Los Angeles, which was subsequently cancelled. Several employees sustained injuries and are receiving medical attention. Lufthansa stated that it and relevant authorities are investigating the cause of the incident.
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Lufthansa and relevant authorities are investigating the collapse.
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The scheduled flight to Los Angeles was cancelled due to the incident.
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The incident occurred on a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner before passenger boarding.
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Several employees were injured during the incident and are receiving medical attention.
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Lufthansa reported that the nose gear of a Boeing 787 collapsed while parked at Frankfurt Airport.
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