{
  "id": 3433560,
  "title": "Two more close calls at Sydney Airport add to safety concerns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/two-more-close-calls-at-sydney-airport-add-to-safety-concerns",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-26T05:23:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
    "slug": "the-business-times-companies-markets",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/transport-logistics/two-more-close-calls-sydney-airport-add-safety-concerns"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is probing two additional aircraft taxiing incidents at Sydney Airport, joining a series of near misses that have sparked safety concerns. On August 25, a Jetstar plane nearly collided with another aircraft taxiing behind it at the gate, according to the bureau. Earlier on August 16, two recently landed Qantas Airways and Virgin Australia jets had intersecting paths before the Qantas crew spotted the other plane and halted. Despite air traffic control instructing the Virgin jet to yield to the Qantas aircraft, the instruction went unacknowledged by the crew, and authorities failed to notice the oversight. This latest round of incidents further underscores the potential for collisions at Sydney Airport and highlights the ongoing issue of a shortage of air traffic controllers at the country's busiest airport.",
  "summary": "The incidents highlight a persistent shortage of air traffic controllers at Australia’s busiest airport",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "The additional incidents at Sydney Airport highlight the ongoing safety concerns and underscore the potential for collisions, with a shortage of air traffic controllers possibly exacerbating the issue.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}