Two aircraft came within seconds of a mid-air collision, the New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) has found. This near-miss involved two aircraft: an Air New Zealand Q-300 and a Beech Duchess, both operated by a local flying school.

The commission noted that the near-miss came down to several failures in the way the airspace in this South Pacific country is managed. The close call occurred in the skies above the Northland city of Whangarei Airport , where the airspace has not been reviewed in more than a decade.

A Close Call

The report published by RNZ identifies that on Monday, August 28, 2023, an Air New Zealand Q300 flight departed from Whangarei Airport (WRE) bound for Auckland International Airport (AKL). There were 40 passengers onboar

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