Narrative:

Upon exiting runway 8L at Y; ground control issued a clearance to an airbus taxiing west on taxiway a to continue taxiing and that we would give way to them. We were not informed of this until we exited the runway and contacted ATC. We were able to stop quickly and miss the airbus but only by about 15 feet. I discussed the incident with the controller and supervisor and they apologized for the error and stated that according to the aim; we had priority because were we exiting a runway and that the airbus should not have been told that we would give way until they were able to communicate that clearance to us.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A wide body Captain reported having to brake abruptly exiting his landing runway to avoid a collision with another air carrier aircraft at HNL. ATC apologized for not holding the other aircraft.

Narrative: Upon exiting Runway 8L at Y; Ground Control issued a clearance to an Airbus taxiing west on Taxiway A to continue taxiing and that we would give way to them. We were not informed of this until we exited the runway and contacted ATC. We were able to stop quickly and miss the Airbus but only by about 15 feet. I discussed the incident with the Controller and Supervisor and they apologized for the error and stated that according to the AIM; we had priority because were we exiting a runway and that the Airbus should not have been told that we would give way until they were able to communicate that clearance to us.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.