Unruly passenger takes pants off, grounds flight. Qantas spokespeople said the landing gear was unable to retract which caused the unscheduled landing. Picture: Jonathan Ng“The A330 first officer, who was pilot flying, then saw the 737 in close proximity and, in response, reduced the aircraft’s angle of bank to reduce the turn towards the 737,” the preliminary report said.“The captain of the A330 radioed to advise the ADC-E controller that their proximity to the 737 was ‘very close’. November 2, 2011 — 3.44pm. Picture: AAP/Alan HimbrechtsAuthorities are investigating a near-collision between two Qantas aircraft at Sydney Airport last year.The Australian Transport and Safety Bureau on Thursday issued a preliminary report into the incident on the evening of August 5 during which the two planes came “very close” to a mid-air crash.The report says that an Airbus A330, which was taking off en route to Melbourne, and a Boeing 737, which was coming in from Brisbane, came within 152m vertically and 796m laterally of each other.It has been deemed a “serious incident” by the ATSB after the Airbus A330’s collision avoidance system issued an alert.Workers inspecting a Qantas flight. Picture: AAP/Alan HimbrechtsThe investigation will include an examination of controller training, air traffic control procedures and instrument departure systems and the final report is due be handed down mid-to-late 2020.“Preliminary reports outline basic factual information established in the early phase of an investigation,” ATSB director of transport safety Dr Stuart Godley said.“They do not contain findings, identify contributing factors or outline safety issues and actions, which will be detailed in an investigation’s final report.”Earlier, a Qantas flight from Perth to Sydney landed safely after being forced to return to Perth Airport due to an engineering issue.Flight QF642 departed at 9.20am on Thursday, carrying 224 passengers, and returned to Perth an hour later.A Qantas spokesman said reports the A330 aircraft had made an emergency landing were incorrect but fire crews had attended as a precaution.“The aircraft had an issue with one of its three hydraulic systems, which meant the landing gear was unable to retract,” the spokesman said. Two Qantas planes came “very close” to a mid-air collision, coming within 152m vertically and 796m laterally of each other, a report has found. Two Qantas planes came “very close” to a mid-air collision, coming within 152m vertically and 796m laterally of each other, a report has found.Engineers are inspecting a Qantas Airbus 330 after it was forced to return to Perth airport as it experiencing difficulties with its hydraulic system mid-air. Qantas' safety issues first came to the industry's attention in 2008, after another string of incidents that included an exploding oxygen bottle blasting a hole in the fuselage of a Boeing 747 near Manila. "We have had nothing but support from Canberra," he said. Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size. Well done to the Qantas Captain and crew in getting us safely back on the ground and keeping us informed,” he posted on Twitter. Qantas Airways offers flightseeing charters to Antarctica operated on behalf of Croydon Travel. In 1994 Qantas resumed the flights. "Mr Borghetti said he spoke to the federal Transport Minister, Anthony Albanese, and the Transport Department's secretary, Mike Mrdak, shortly after Qantas issued its bombshell announcement on Saturday.The government helped in relaxing curfews at Sydney Airport and allowing pilots who fly Virgin aircraft on international routes to be deployed to domestic aircraft.Consumers can now look forward to a price war on fares between airlines as Qantas is forced to slash ticket prices and offer other incentives to entice disgruntled passengers back.Virgin also began sales of business-class tickets today for flights from January 18 on the so-called "golden triangle" between Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, aiming to break Qantas's monopoly on the high-end market.Virgin has not offered business class before on the world's fourth-busiest route because it did not have enough aircraft fitted with business-class seats.By January 18, Virgin will have configured more aircraft to take business-class seats.Mr Borghetti said the business-class tickets would be 30 per cent cheaper than pricing available now.Virgin basks in the glow as brand Qantas crashes and burnsA smiling John Borghetti addresses a business luncheon in Sydney. (Read "How to Survive a Plane Crash.") The Perth to Sydney Qantas flight turned back to Perth Airport shortly after take off on Thursday morning. Qantas's chief executive, Alan Joyce, might have had the toughest week of his life but the man who lost out to him for the top job at the Flying Kangaroo is now basking in the glow.Virgin Australia's boss, John Borghetti, said today that the grounding of Qantas's fleet for two days showed the need for a "strong second carrier".Qantas grounded its fleet on Saturday afternoon, stranding tens of thousands of passengers worldwide.Mr Borghetti, who chose his words carefully at a business lunch in Sydney today, said some of the passengers who had switched to Virgin during the Qantas grounding would "stick".He conceded that Qantas's predicament presented an "opportunity" on which his airline could capitalise.Virgin carried 30,000 extra passengers in the three days after Qantas grounded its fleet, while those passing though its airport lounges "went through the roof – they literally went stratospheric".
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