Ground towing collision at Avalon

[Robert Zweck]

Reports on Radio 5AA that an aircraft being towed at Avalon has collided with another.

One is a Qantas aircraft and the other unknown.

[Montague S]

a/c is VH-OJK, the Manila a/c.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sto...77-661,00.html

[Lukas M]

Herald sun report:
Might go out tommorow to have a look

A QANTAS 747 involved in the Manila mid-air explosion has crashed into another jumbo while being towed at Avalon Airport.
The planes were being towed at the carrier’s Australian heavy maintenance base at Avalon Airport when they crashed into each other about 9.30am this morning.

The jet involved in the Manila emergency in July had been close to being ready to fly again.

Qantas spokesman David Cox said workers involved in the incident had been stood down “pending a full investigation”.

The company has not revealed the extent of the damage, but both jets have been grounded.

He confirmed one of the planes involved in the mishap was the same jet which suffered a mid-air explosion at 29,000 feet before making a forced landing at Manila airport in the Phillipines.

“Two Boeing 747 aircraft at our Avalon maintenance base have come into contact with each other during towing this morning,” the company’s executive general manager of engineering said today.

“Both aircraft sustained some damage and the extent of this is being assessed.”

The other 747 had been undergoing heavy maintenance at the time.

[Sarah C]

What are the odds, they are probably the only two aircraft down there except for EBU!

[Rhys Xanthis]

Umm...qf might just want to look at selling OJK.

i swear it's cursed!

[Marty H]

QF in the news for all the wrong reasons again.

[Jack B]

On the news they showed a GE 747, I think an -ER

was that the other aircraft?

[Marty H]

From looking at the images on the news, looks as though its damage to the randome on one, and damage to the left leading edge slats near the winglet on the other.

[Michael Morrison]

Ah - the worlds most experienced airline!

[Andrew P]

Originally Posted by Michael Morrison

Ah - the worlds most experienced airline!

another reason why maintenece should be sent off-shore for better quality