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

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

A Jetstar A320 and a Qatar Airways Boeing 777 narrowly avoided colliding on the tarmac at Sydney airport on Sunday, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau was told, it said, as it began an investigation into the incident.

The Jetstar plane was taxiing for takeoff to Queensland state’s Gold Coast when its flight crew saw the Qatar Airways plane, which was being towed by an aircraft tug, very close on a crossing taxiway, the regulator said....

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