Sydney air-traffic near miss raises fatigue concerns
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- Internal records and a call recording indicated that several controllers involved in a July near miss at Sydney airport faced a high risk of fatigue.
- Two Qantas aircraft nearly collided in the incident.
- A shift manager described the staffing situation as “a bit insane.”
Several air-traffic controllers working when two Qantas aircraft nearly collided at Sydney airport in July had already been flagged as facing a high risk of fatigue.
Internal records and a call recording obtained by Reuters pointed to the fatigue concerns. The incident occurred on July 27, when the two aircraft came close to colliding.
One shift manager described the staffing situation as “a bit insane,” highlighting concerns about the conditions under which controllers were managing traffic. The supplied report does not provide further details about the near miss.
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