Qantas jet and Emirates jumbo were on collision course | Herald Sun
A QANTAS jet and an Emirates jumbo with a total of 443 people on board were on a collision course over Mildura when warning systems failed.
The Qantas 737 was heading from Sydney to Adelaide while the Emirates jumbo left Melbourne for Singapore.
They were flying at the same altitude and their flight paths were due to intersect when a warning system sounded at air traffic control in Melbourne.
But a newly trained controller's two calls to the Emirates 777 to change course were "not clear".
The controller also failed to focus enough attention on the potential disaster as the aircraft continued on their courses.
The air traffic controller eventually directed the Qantas 737 pilot to climb in altitude and turn away to avoid collision.
By that time, the distance between the two planes was just 6.7km - below the minimum 9.3km required.
When did 777's become a jumbo? They don't say this until halfway through the article: The near miss on September 3 last year was investigated by the Air Transport Safety Bureau.
A QANTAS jet and an Emirates jumbo with a total of 443 people on board were on a collision course over Mildura when warning systems failed.
The Qantas 737 was heading from Sydney to Adelaide while the Emirates jumbo left Melbourne for Singapore.
They were flying at the same altitude and their flight paths were due to intersect when a warning system sounded at air traffic control in Melbourne.
But a newly trained controller's two calls to the Emirates 777 to change course were "not clear".
The controller also failed to focus enough attention on the potential disaster as the aircraft continued on their courses.
The air traffic controller eventually directed the Qantas 737 pilot to climb in altitude and turn away to avoid collision.
By that time, the distance between the two planes was just 6.7km - below the minimum 9.3km required.
When did 777's become a jumbo? They don't say this until halfway through the article: The near miss on September 3 last year was investigated by the Air Transport Safety Bureau.