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Qantas collision in Los Angeles causes millions of dollars damage


A Qantas A380 superjumbo has collided with another of the airline's Boeing 747-400 jumbos at Los Angeles International Airport, causing damage to the wing tips of both planes and forcing the cancellation of flights.

The incident occurred at 9pm local time (4pm AEST time) on Thursday while the aircraft were being towed out of a hangar.

Sources said they believed the planes had suffered "millions of dollars" worth of damage.

No passengers were on board either aircraft but as result of the collision, Qantas has cancelled QF94 from Los Angeles to Melbourne and QF16 to Brisbane.

The incident caps off a woeful week for Qantas, which on Thursday confirmed it will axe 5000 jobs, cancel planes orders and retire gas-guzzlers in an attempt to strip $2 billion in costs out of the business.

A Qantas spokeswoman said the airline would accommodate passengers in hotels overnight and put them on the next available flights out of Los Angeles.