Australia probes near-miss collision of two planes on tarmac at Sydney airport
Australian aviation authorities are investigating a near-miss collision between a Jetstar and a Qatar Airways plane at Sydney Airport. The incident, which resulted in one injury, occurred while both aircraft were on the tarmac.
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Aviation safety incidents at major international hubs raise concerns regarding air traffic management and ground crew operational protocols.
A Jetstar A320 and a Qatar Airways Boeing 777 narrowly avoided colliding on the tarmac at Sydney airport in Australia on Sunday (August 10, 2026), 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.
“Both aircraft were stopped abruptly,” the transport safety bureau said in a statement.
A cabin crew member on the Jetstar plane was injured, and the connection between the Qatar Airways plane’s nose gear and the aircraft tug was damaged, the regulator said.
Jetstar, the budget arm of Australia’s national carrier Qantas, said it was investigating the incident, too.
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