In the early hours of a Sunday morning at Sydney Airport, two aircraft came close enough to catastrophe that a nation's confidence in its aviation safety systems was shaken before the day had fully begun. A Jetstar pilot's split-second decision to brake hard prevented a collision with a Qatar Airways jet being towed across the tarmac — an act of individual vigilance that exposed a deeper, collective vulnerability. The incident, occurring during restricted air traffic control hours born of chronic staffing shortages, has prompted a formal government investigation into whether Australia's busies
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One Jetstar crew member sustained minor injuries requiring medical attention at the scene.