Virgin Blue Boeing, Cathay Pacific Airbus 330 in near miss over Katherine, Northern Territory

Near miss: Investigators are probing how Virgin Blue and Cathay Pacific jets came to be on a collision course over the NT. Source: The Australian

AIR traffic controllers have been blamed for a serious near miss involving a Virgin Blue flight from Melbourne, and a Cathay Pacific flight heading to Melbourne.  The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating how the Virgin Blue Boeing and Cathay Pacific Airbus A330 passenger aircraft came to be on a collision course last Tuesday, and have described the incident as “serious”. ( More . . . . )

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