Air safety authorities investigating third Sydney Airport runway take-off incident
**In short:**
Safety authorities are investigating a third runway incident at Sydney Airport that involved a Qantas flight crossing the path of a departing Virgin Australia aircraft.
The incident followed a Jetstar flight slamming on its brakes during take-off to avoid colliding with a Qatar Airways plane being towed on the tarmac.
**What's next?**
The ATSB said it would conduct interviews with Virgin and Qantas crew involved and review recorded flight data.
Source : Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC
Posted Aug 14, 2026, 12:41 AM UTC
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