Fatigue concerns after Virgin jet cut in front of Qantas plane

Key points

• Safety investigators say an air traffic controller with a high predicted fatigue level was on duty when a Virgin Australia jet cut in front of a Qantas plane at Sydney Airport in August. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau released two preliminary reports on close-call incidents at the airport.
• The reports made no findings or recommendations.
• In the first incident, the Virgin crew read back only part of an instruction, and the Qantas crew had to brake to avoid a collision.