Final Report B789 (G-ZBKF) & A332 (VH-EBK), vicinity Sydney Australia, 28 September 2022
Final Report B789 (G-ZBKF) & A332 (VH-EBK), vicinity Sydney Australia, 28 September 2022
On 28 September 2022, a Boeing 787-9 and an Airbus A330-200 were successively cleared for takeoff from Sydney having been instructed to follow the same SID and climb to the same level - FL280. The A330 climbed faster than the controller anticipated and turned towards the next waypoint inside the preceding aircraft, resulting in a loss of separation. The Investigation found that the SID concerned did not provide separation assurance to aircraft with different performance characteristics because aircraft had to satisfy two separate conditions prior to turning which meant the turning point was not a fixed position.






