Medium Large Transport
Communication Breakdown; Situational Awareness
Conflict Ground Conflict; Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Ground Equipment Issue
Airport; Procedure
Aircraft X; operating to ZZZ; began pushing off from Gate XXX at XA:43. As the ramp crew starts the push; the team is in the process of towing up Aircraft Y; scheduled outbound ZZZ1 at XB:59 to Gate YYY. The two planes both continued to be in motion towards each other. [It] shows how close the left wing of the Aircraft Y under tow was to the pushback tractor of the Aircraft X departing flight... in fact; the Aircraft X Pushback Operator actually had to move a bit further back towards Gate XXX. The move team wing walker was still inside the supertug cab and not out by the aircraft wing despite the small distance between the two aircraft. Aircraft Y [was then] finally in at Gate YYY and the push from Gate XXX was allowed to continue.
Air carrier Ground personnel reported two aircraft simultaneously under tow on the same ramp were not in accordance to safety procedures and resulted in the tug operator taking action to avoid wing tip.