Rate of Aircraft Near Collisions At Australia's Second Busiest Airport
"Disproportionate" Rate of Aircraft Near Collisions At Australia's Second Busiest Airport The Australian Authorities are investigating a "disproportionate" Rate of Aircraft near collisions at Australia's Second Busiest Airport. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said it had identified Jandakot Airport, a general Aviation facility in Perth, Western Australia, used as a base for the Royal Flying Doctor Service and other Australian Government Agencies, as having a much higher near collision rate than other similar Airports since 2013, Australia's National Broadcaster reported Tuesday . "Between 2013 and 2015 Jandakot Airport had a near collision rate that was at least three times higher than other similar metropolitan Class D Airports across Australia," the ATSB said in a statement. As a result, the ATSB has launched an investigation to " identify the factors that increase collision risk to Aircraft operatin...