Australia investigates fourth close call at Sydney airport in less than a month
Australia's transport safety regulator, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), has launched an investigation into a fourth close call at Sydney airport in less than a month. The incidents involve air traffic control and involve multiple Qantas aircraft. On Tuesday (Aug 18), a Qantas Airbus A321 preparing to depart for the Gold Coast braked to avoid another Qantas Boeing 737 that had arrived from Melbourne.
The ATSB stated there was no immediate risk of collision but launched an investigation to understand if there were any contributing factors in common with the other three incidents at the airport in the past month. The evidence collection phase will involve interviews with air traffic controllers and flight crew, as well as the retrieval and review of recorded data. A preliminary report is expected in six to eight weeks.
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