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An Emirates A380 was struck by a fuel truck at Manchester Airport on Friday, damaging one of its engine cowlings. The incident forced Emirates to cancel its scheduled return flight to Dubai, and the aircraft involved was grounded in Manchester for more than two days after the incident.
Images of the aircraft shared on social media show a hole in the lip section of an engine cowling. Emirates worked quickly to perform repairs on the damaged engine, getting the aircraft back in the air just over two days after the incident.
As first reported by X account @aviationbrk, the collision happened on the apron at Manchester Airport (MAN) as an Emirates Airbus A380 (registration: A6-EVP) was preparing to depart for Dubai International Airport (DXB). The flight was scheduled to depart Manchester at 1:15 PM local time ahead of its arrival into Dubai at 12.25 AM+1. The double-decker had just completed flight EK17 — a seven-hour journey from DXB — and was preparing to operate the return flight when the incident took place.
On November 28, 2025, an Emirates A380 was hit by a fuel truck at Manchester Airport, causing significant delays and cancellations for flights from Dubai, UK, UAE, and beyond.
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MANCHESTER- An Emirates Airline (EK) Airbus A380 was grounded at Manchester Airport (MAN) after a fuel truck struck the aircraft while it was parked at the gate. The impact damaged an engine intake and forced the airline to cancel the scheduled EK18 service to Dubai (DXB).
The aircraft involved was an Airbus A380 operated by Emirates. It remained out of service at Manchester Airport (MAN) through 15:30 UTC on November 30, following the incident two days earlier.
The collision occurred on November 28 when a fuel truck made contact with one of the A380 engine intakes during ground operations.
The aircraft, registered A6 EVP, is 5.3 years old and powered by four Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines according to planespotters.net. Initial inspections identified structural damage to the affected intake, which required the airline to keep the aircraft grounded for further technical evaluation.
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