Large Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150; Flight Crew Total 16000; Flight Crew Type 6000
Communication Breakdown; Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Conflict Ground Conflict; Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Became Reoriented; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Airport; Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors; Procedure
We landed 16R. Taxi in on WB. Ground Control told us to taxi north on G and enter ramp on CS. While eastbound on WB; a southbound jet on Foxtrot encroached into my path and I stopped (aggressively) my aircraft. I did not hear ground tell him to hold short; nor was I given instructions to give way to him. I had (optimistically) believed that since I was ahead and would cross the intersection prior to him that he would have given way; or had been given that without me hearing it. (Having just changed from Tower to Ground shortly prior.) I now believe Ground missed the conflict and only the action of both crews prevented further conflict.
An air carrier Captain reported a conflict with another aircraft while taxiing on DEN Taxiway WB after ATC failed to issue taxi guidance to either aircraft.