Shared by aviation insider JonNYC, via videos and posts shared via his X account , shows a ground-based staff member being tragically hit by an American Airlines Boeing 787 while taxiing towards the gate at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW).

According to reports by JonNYC , the individual is also now hospitalised and remains in intensive care. Simple Flying reached out to American Airlines directly for more details on the incident and to validate the posts by others, but the airline did not immediately respond for comment by the time this article was published.

The Aircraft Was Heading To The Gate

The video capturing the event can be viewed here (viewer discretion is advised). It appears that the American Airlines Dreamliner was taxiing towards the gate aft

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