Third near-miss at Sydney Airport as Virgin plane aborts take-off

Investigators are probing the third safety incident at Sydney Airport in less than three weeks after a Virgin plane was forced to abort take-off when it discovered a Qantas plane on its runway.

Two planes came close to collision on the runway on Sunday – hours after another near miss – making a total of three in recent weeks Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The transport safety watchdog is investigating a a third near-collision between two planes at Sydney airport – the latest inc

Safety authorities are investigating a third runway incident at Sydney Airport, involving a Qantas flight crossing the path of a Virgin Australia aircraft.

The incident, also involving a Qantas 737, is the third such occurrence in Sydney airport in under three weeks, with links to air traffic control.

The incident, also involving a Qantas 737, is the third such occurrence in Sydney airport in under three weeks, with links to air traffic control.

Officials says both aircraft stopped abruptly and a cabin crew member aboard the A320 was injured

The incident, which involved a Jetstar pilot being forced to apply sudden brakes to avoid crashing into a Qatar Airways jet on Sunday morning, disrupted operations 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.

Safety regulators launched an investigation on Sunday 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 jet on Sunday morning, disrupted

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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