Aircraft in Montreal airport worker accident identified as French bee A350-900
A ground worker was seriously injured after being struck by an Airbus A350-900 at Montreal's airport on August 24, 2026.
2 reports on this incident · first at Aug 25, 2026, 4:15 a.m. ET
Earlier reports
Aug 25, 2026, 4:15 a.m. ETFirst report
Worker Seriously Injured After Being Struck by Aircraft at Montreal Airport
A ground worker was seriously injured after being struck by an Airbus A350-900 at Montreal's airport on August 24, 2026, according to aerotime.aero. The incident occurred around 19:30 local time as French bee flight BF5761, an Airbus A350-900 registered F-HREY, was preparing to depart for Paris Orly Airport. The flight, scheduled for 18:00 local time, did not depart following the accident.
The worker was a signaller, the ground position that guides aircraft on and off stands, according to aerotime.aero. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB), the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM), and the Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST) are investigating. The case is being referred to CNESST, Quebec's workplace safety regulator, as it is a workplace accident.
The cause of the accident has not been determined, and the investigation is ongoing. Registry records list the registered owner of the aircraft as French Bee; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator of the flight.
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From aircraft and geographic registries, not from the news sources. Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.
- Registration
- F-HREY
- Type
- Airbus A350 941 — twin-engine jet landplane
- Operator of record
- French Bee
- Registered owner
- French BeeThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
- Terrain elevation
- 167 ft
- Nearest aerodrome
- 7.5 miles W of Montréal / Saint-Hubert Metropolitan Airport (CYHU/YHU)
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