PLANES in Australian airspace breach separation standards and get too close to each other on average once every three days, a new study has found.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau looked at separation infringements - sometimes portrayed by media as so-called “near misses” - over five years and found that there are about 100 events a year.
But it said there was no or low risk of aircraft colliding in about 90 per cent of cases.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau looked at separation infringements - sometimes portrayed by media as so-called “near misses” - over five years and found that there are about 100 events a year.
But it said there was no or low risk of aircraft colliding in about 90 per cent of cases.
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