Two planes collide in Arizona, at least 1 dead

At least one person is dead and several are injured after a private jet collided with a plane on a runway at an airport in Maricopa County, Arizona.

The US Federal Aviation Association (FAA) said a Learjet 35A veered off the runway after landing and crashed into a Gulfstream 200 business jet on the ramp at Scottdale Municipal Airport in Arizona about 2.45pm local time on Monday.

“We do not know how many people were on board. The FAA is temporarily pausing flights into the airport,” it said.

Scottdale fire department’s Captain Dave Folio said: “We have five souls, one [dead on arrival], two immediate that have been transported to local trauma centres, one delayed stable to a local hospital, and this is still an active scene.”

The incident occurred on runway 21, according to an X post shared by Scottsdale Airport.

“An accident occurred upon arrival to runway 21. Fire Department is on scene assessing the situation. Scottsdale Airport’s runway is currently closed,” the post reads.

An accident has occurred upon arrival to runway 21. Fire Department is on scene assessing the situation. Scottsdale Airports runway is currently closed. pic.twitter.com/soWypWJd2n

— Scottsdale Airport (@FlyScottsdale) February 10, 2025

“We are still working on extricating one soul out of one of the airplanes,” Folio said.

The crash comes after several recent aviation disasters in the US.

On Thursday, a Bering Air flight went missing while flying over Alaska. The aircraft was found the next day with all 10 people on board dead.

On January 31, a medical plane carrying six Mexican citizens crashed into a busy Philadelphia neighbourhood.

On January 29, a passenger aircraft operated by an American Airlines subsidiary collided with a Black Hawk helicopter, marking it the deadliest US air disaster in more than 20 years.

American Airlines flight 5342 had 64 people on board, with a further three in the helicopter. All of them were killed in the tragedy.