An Air France "superjumbo" jet brushed a smaller plane as they taxied on the tarmac of New York's JFK airport, damaging both but causing no injuries, US media said today.

The Air France Airbus A380, the largest passenger jet in the world, was carrying 475 passengers as it readied for take-off for Paris yesterday when its wing grazed the tail of a Comair jet carrying 62 passengers from Boston, the New York Times said.

No injuries were reported and the planes were towed to the gate where the passengers disembarked.

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