Incorrect assumptions by controller behind Austin-Bergstrom near-miss: NTSB

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US investigators have pinned a near-miss at Austin-Bergstrom International airport in February last year, in which two jets came within as little as 150ft of colliding, on incorrect assumptions made by a controller and “the lack of critical safety technology” at the facility.

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