Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Situational Awareness; Confusion; Communication Breakdown; Time Pressure
Conflict Ground Conflict; Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Airport; Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors; Procedure
We were given a clearance to taxi from the gate on T1. Another carrier was on T2 and was told to follow the Company jet at their 3:00 position. At Spot 55; the other carrier's jet began a right turn toward our aircraft on Spot 56. The only thing I could do to prevent what was shaping up to be a taxi collision was to hit the brakes and transmit a firm 'STOP' on the Ground frequency. The other carrier's First Officer was facing his left and did not bother to look out his window to the right to look for us. There may have been some confusion with call signs as another carrier's aircraft did taxi past another carrier. [The other] carrier did not yield.
A B737 Captain approaching Spot 56 on T1 took evasive action to avoid another aircraft on T2 as that aircraft made a right turn near Spot 55 toward spot 56.