Investigation launched after 'near collision' between two passenger aircraft at Sydney Airport

File image of a Qatar Airways Boeing 777 Sydney International Airport Alamy Australia A crew member was injured in the ‘near collision’. SAFETY REGULATORS HAVE launched an investigation into a “near collision” between two passenger aircraft at Australia’s busiest airport that injured a crew member. The incident, which

The Jetstar plane was taxiing for takeoff to Queensland ​state's Gold Coast when its flight crew saw the ​Qatar Airways plane.

"Both aircraft were stopped abruptly," the transport safety bureau said in a statement.

Australia probes near-miss collision of two planes on tarmac at Sydney airport  Reuters

Safety regulators have launched an investigation into a "near collision" between two passenger aircraft at Australia's busiest airport that injured a crew member.

The incident, which involved a Jetstar pilot being forced to apply sudden brakes to avoid crashing into a Qatar Airways aircraft, disrupted operations at Sydney Airport.

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