Bungling bus driver hits plane wing during boarding, grounding aircraft | Need To Know

A ground incident at São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport in Brazil forced a Gol Airlines Boeing 737 MAX out of service during boarding after an airport bus struck the aircraft’s winglet. Footage filmed from a second bus showed the first vehicle wedged between the tarmac and the downward-facing winglet, with passengers on that bus removed while ground staff gathered beneath the plane. The Boeing 737 MAX was parked at the apron on Wednesday morning, 19 August, before passengers bound for Asunción, Paraguay began boarding. Gol said it assigned another aircraft, and the replacement flight departed at 9:54am and arrived in Asunción at 11:41am local time without incident. The airport operator confirmed the aircraft was taken out of service for inspection and maintenance.