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Two aircraft close to collision in Australia for air traffic controller mistake

Darwin, Australia - Safety Bureau started an investigation

Two Qantas aircraft were close to a mid-air collision near Darwin Airport, Australia, because of an error of an air traffic controller: the incident occurred during the past weeks, but was released just in the last hours. According to reports, on Tuesday 2 October 2012 a QantasLink Boeing 717 from Alice Springs carrying 115 passengers was put on the same path of a Boeing 737/838 with 155 persons...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1146226
Rome, Italy, 10/10/2012 11:49
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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