Delta and Air Canada passenger planes collided on a busy taxiway at Los Angeles International Airport, the article reports.

According to initial reports, a Delta Air Lines jet clipped the Air Canada aircraft during routine ground operations.

Local emergency crews and federal transportation authorities responded quickly to the tarmac incident.

Airport personnel and emergency responders secured the active taxiway after the contact.

Maintenance teams then evaluated both commercial jets for any structural damage from the contact.

The Federal Aviation Administration has formally launched an investigation into the sequence of events.

Investigators will review control tower communications and ground radar data, standard practice after aircraft contact on the ground.

Officials have not said when the investigation's formal findings will be made public.

Read the full article on the Delta and Air Canada collision at LAX.