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"Aviation Safety Scrutinized: Lessons from Japan's Runway Incident and Alaska's Mid-Air Scare"

Both the captain and co-pilot of a Japan Coast Guard plane heard the instructions from air traffic control before their aircraft collided with a passenger jet at Tokyo's Haneda Airport. This information suggests that there may have been a misinterpretation of the directions by both officers. The Japan Transport Safety Board is conducting interviews with air traffic controllers and has retrieved the voice recorder from the Japan Airlines plane to investigate the crash further.

2 years ago•Source: Nikkei Asia

"Lessons from Haneda Collision: The Importance of Air Safety and Heeding Briefings"

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0.785 min•2 years ago

"Lessons from Haneda Collision: The Importance of Air Safety and Heeding Briefings"

At Tokyo's Haneda Airport, air traffic controllers failed to notice a Japan Coast Guard aircraft entering the runway, leading to a fatal collision despite a functioning warning system. The oversight resulted in a crash that claimed the lives of five coast guard members. An investigation is ongoing to determine the specifics of the incident and the reasons behind the missed alert by the air traffic control team.

via Nikkei Asia

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