A Qantas jet involved in an emergency landing following a mid-air explosion near Manila, Philippines, in July 2008, was involved in a collision with another plane on the tarmac of an Australian airport on Tuesday, November 18, 2008. The two planes, both Boeing 747's, were being towed at Avalon Airport near Melbourne, when the nose of one plane hit the left wing of the other. No passengers were on board the planes, and no injuries were reported.FOX News: Qantas Jets Collide on Australian Airport Tarmac
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"It is the sort of thing that does happen from time to time in maintenance or airline operations. One of those planes was involved in Manila. It was down at [Avalon] for the completion of its maintenance."—David Cox, Qantas general manager of engineeringThe Sydney Morning Herald: Jumbo collision for accident-prone jet
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Two Qantas Boeing 747's collided on the tarmac at airport in Australia
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Planes were being towed at Avalon Airport when collision occurred
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One of the jets was having final repairs made after making an emergency landing over the PhilippinesFOX News: Qantas Jets Collide on Australian Airport Tarmac
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Mid-air explosion on July 25, 2008, ripped a hole in the plane's fuselage
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Repairs to plane made in Manila; plane reportedly returned to Australia in November 2008FOX News: Qantas Jets Collide on Australian Airport Tarmac
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Both planes suffered damage from the November 18, 2008, collisionThe Sydney Morning Herald: Jumbo collision for accident-prone jet
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Maintenance staff involved in the tarmac collision were suspended pending a "full inquiry" into the incidentFOX News: Qantas Jets Collide on Australian Airport Tarmac
