On 1 August 2007, the crew of a Raytheon 1900D aircraft holding on an angled taxiway at Auckland International Airport mistakenly accepted the take-off clearance for another Raytheon 1900D aircraft that was waiting on the runway and which had a somewhat similar call sign. The pilots of both aircraft read back the clearance. The aerodrome controller heard, but did not react to, the crossed transmissions. The holding aircraft entered the runway in front of the cleared aircraft, which had commenced its take-off. The pilots of both aircraft took avoiding action and stopped on the runway without any damage or injury.