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Third major airport runway blunder sparks reporting row

Turmoil is continuing at a major airport with a third incident in three weeks, after a jet was cleared to take off while another planned to cross the runway.

AAP

Sydney airport incident involving Virgin and Qantas flights didn’t have to be reported, Airservices Australia says

Airservices boss says planes remained 1km apart so runway incursion ‘didn’t meet mandatory reporting requirements’ but safety bureau is ‘concerned’

The Guardian - AU

Transport watchdog investigates third safety incident at Sydney airport

A Virgin plane had to abort a take-off on Sunday as another plane began to cross the runway – hours after a near miss – making a total of three incidents in recent weeks

The Guardian - AU

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Two workers temporarily stood down after near-collision at Sydney airport

Transport minister says improved staff rostering will be in place from next month after ‘unacceptable’ delays and incident involving Qatar Airways and Jetstar planes

The Guardian - AU

Jetstar and Qatar Airways planes in near-miss collision at Sydney airport

Officials says both aircraft stopped abruptly and a cabin crew member aboard the A320 was injured

The Independent UK

‘Not enough air traffic controllers’: safety concerns at Sydney airport after Jetstar and Qatar planes involved in near-miss

Planes narrowly avoid collision on tarmac with Jetstar A320 forced to ‘brake firmly’ as Qatar Boeing 777 towed into its path

The Guardian - AU

Claim choppers blocked pilot view before crash 'false'

Air crash investigators claim that new helicopters gave pilots poor visibility prior to a mid-air collision at Sea World has been denied by a tour flight boss.

AAP

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Broken landing gear bolt sparked horror hangar crash

An instructor and a pilot killed in a light plane crash faced a "very peculiar emergency" before their plane hit a hangar and injured nine other people.

AAP

Wheel fell off plane bound for Newcastle in second serious incident

Flight was forced to turnaround with fire crews in emergency mode.

Newcastle Herald

Link Airways wheel fell off during passenger flight take off in second serious incident

Flight forced to return to Canberra with fire crews in emergency mode.

The Canberra Times

Flight only lasted seconds before 'catastrophic' crash

Investigators are collecting evidence and assessing the "catastrophic scene" where a plane crashed into a hangar, killing two people and injuring 10 others.

AAP

Three dead after light plane crashes into ocean off South Australian beach

Single-engine Cessna crashed into water at Long Bay near Goolwa South on Friday afternoon

The Guardian - AU

Ill-fated cruise ship refloated off Papua New Guinea

Safety agencies are assessing if a cruise ship that ran aground off PNG is seaworthy after it was refloated and its 80 passengers flown back to Australia.

AAP

Passengers on stranded cruise ship to be flown back to Australia

The Coral Adventurer hit a coral reef off Papua New Guinea on Saturday

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The Guardian - AU

Australian cruise ship stuck off PNG ‘detained’ amid investigation into why it ran aground

Coral Adventurer, separately being investigated for allegedly leaving behind passenger who died on Lizard Island, ordered not to leave PNG waters

AAP

Cruise ship grounds off PNG, passengers to fly home

Passengers on an Australian cruise ship that ran aground off Papua New Guinea will be flown home on a charter flight as efforts continue to refloat the vessel.

AAP

Seaplane's safety under microscope after fatal crash

A seaplane's crashworthiness and a pilot's decisions before a deadly crash will be examined, as a report finds missing maintenance records and alarm faults.

The Independent UK

Skydiver’s parachute gets caught on plane’s wing at 15,000ft as jump goes horribly wrong

The skydiver miraculously survived the stunt, which was caught on camera mid-air above Queensland, Australia

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AAP

Terror at 4500 metres as skydiver snared by own chute

A serious aviation disaster was narrowly averted after a freak accident resulted in a skydiver being suspended from the tail of a light aircraft.

AAP

Blind spot theory in fatal chopper crash

A blind spot may have contributed to a crash which killed two pilots in a helicopter collision during a mustering operation, an inquiry has found.

International Business Times UK

Pilot Killed After Two Planes Collide Mid-Air in Sydney as One Aircraft Plummets Into Bushland

A pilot has died after two planes collided mid-air near Sydney. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating the tragedy.

The Guardian - AU

Planes came within metres of hitting Melbourne airport workers in ‘terrifying’ incidents after runway shortened

Australian safety investigation finds serious accidents involving two planes in September 2023 were only avoided ‘by luck’

AAP

Light plane crash lands on suburban golf course

No major injuries have been reported after a light plane with a pilot and a trainee on board crash landed on a golf course.

The Independent UK

Would cockpit video recorders help plane crash investigators? Experts are divided

The deadly Air India crash has reignited a decades-old debate in the aviation industry

The Guardian - AU

Strong winds blamed for 427 drones falling into Yarra River during Women’s World Cup light show

Investigation finds wind conditions at 14 July 2023 event exceeded the drones’ capacity shortly after launch, triggering collisions and errors

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