Japan Airlines plane catches fire on runway at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Japan Airlines plane catches fire on runway at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport

Live Mint  

A Japan Airlines plane burst into flames after landing at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Tuesday, reported Bloomberg citing video from national public broadcaster NHK. The collision that occurred between a passenger plane and a coast guard aircraft at Tokyo's Haneda Airport led to a major fire. Coast Guard spokesperson Yoshinori Yanagishima confirmed the collision between the Coast Guard aircraft MA722 and the Japan Airlines plane, reported AP. The Coast Guard aircraft was headed to Niigata airport on Japan's west coast to deliver aid to those caught up in a powerful earthquake that struck on New Year's Day, killing at least 48 people.

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Watch: Smoke billows from aircraft upon landing in Japan, disaster averted
8 months ago

Watch: Smoke billows from aircraft upon landing in Japan, disaster averted

Hindustan Times  

A major incident was averted at Shin Chitose airport in Japan on Wednesday as an All Nippon Airways plane sprayed oil from the aircraft while landing. In January, a collision and fire accident involving a Japan Airlines flight and a coast guard plane at Haneda Airport claimed five lives. Passengers and crew members from the JAL plane evacuated safely, but …

Korean Air plane bumps parked Cathay Pacific aircraft at a Japanese airport; no injuries reported
11 months, 1 week ago

Korean Air plane bumps parked Cathay Pacific aircraft at a Japanese airport; no injuries reported

The Hindu  

A Korean Air plane carrying 289 people hit a parked Cathay Pacific aircraft while taxiing to a runway at northern Japan's New Chitose Airport but caused no fire or injuries on January 16, a local fire department said. The incident happened only two weeks after a high profile collision between a Japan Airlines airliner and a coast guard plane on …

Two passenger planes collide at Japanese airport weeks after deadly crash inferno
11 months, 1 week ago

Two passenger planes collide at Japanese airport weeks after deadly crash inferno

Firstpost  

A Korean Air aircraft with 289 people on board collided with a parked Cathay Pacific plane on Tuesday while taxiing to a runway at New Chitose Airport in northern Japan but no fire or injuries were reported, as confirmed by the local fire department. On Tuesday, the KAL plane had just started moving away from its parking spot to head …

A timeline of key moments leading to Japan planes colliding. Human error is seen as a possible cause
11 months, 2 weeks ago

A timeline of key moments leading to Japan planes colliding. Human error is seen as a possible cause

Associated Press  

It only took 18 minutes to evacuate the 379 passengers of Japan Airlines Flight 516 after their plane burst into flames just after touchdown at Tokyo’s Haneda airport Tuesday evening. A smaller coast guard Bombardier Dash-8 aircraft, preparing to take off to deliver urgent aid to quake-hit central Japan, was using the same runway when the two collided. The 379 …

Lessons to be learnt from the fire incident of Japan Airlines
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Lessons to be learnt from the fire incident of Japan Airlines

Live Mint  

For those who were in Japan Airlines Airbus A350 aircraft which crashed into a De Havilland Dash 8 turboprop aircraft at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Tuesday evening, it was a miracle. A 2007 FAA study on the flammability properties of carbon fibre composites says that the composite body in these modern aircraft retains its structure but eventually burns from …

Japan Airlines reveals details of 18 minutes evacuation from burning passenger plane after collision
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Japan Airlines reveals details of 18 minutes evacuation from burning passenger plane after collision

Firstpost  

It was indeed a miraculous escape of all 379 people on board Japan Airlines Flight 516 that collided with a coast guard jet on 2 January, 2024, at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. Miraculous Rescue Sharing in detail about rescue of 367 passengers and 12 crew members on board Flight 516, JAL said the aircraft touched down on Runway C around 5:47 …

A jet’s carbon-composite fiber fuselage burned on a Tokyo runway. Is the material safe?
11 months, 3 weeks ago

A jet’s carbon-composite fiber fuselage burned on a Tokyo runway. Is the material safe?

Associated Press  

The fuselage of the jetliner involved in a collision on a Tokyo runway was made from carbon-composite fibers, and the incident is renewing concern about the challenges of putting out fires involving the material. While the Japan Airlines plane caught fire, filling the cabin with smoke, all 379 passengers and crew members were able to escape. “That fuselage protected them …

379 Japan plane passengers evacuated in 2 minutes: Rules ‘written in blood'
11 months, 3 weeks ago

379 Japan plane passengers evacuated in 2 minutes: Rules ‘written in blood'

Hindustan Times  

A Japan Airlines passenger plane was hit by a Coast Guard aircraft in a fiery collision at Tokyo's Haneda airport. Japan Plane Accident: This aerial photo shows the burn-out Japanese coast guard aircraft at Haneda airport. Graham Braithwaite, professor of safety and accident investigation at the UK’s Cranfield University, said, “From what I saw on the footage, I was surprised …

Tokyo Airport Collision: Did air traffic control give green signal to both JAL jet and coast guard plane?
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Tokyo Airport Collision: Did air traffic control give green signal to both JAL jet and coast guard plane?

Firstpost  

Investigation for finding the actual cause of collision between Japan Airlines Flight 516 and a coast guard jet at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport has been picking up pace. However, there have been discrepancies between the accounts given by an air traffic controller and the captain of a Japan coast Guard plane. NHK in a report quoted a transport ministry source saying …

How Japan Airlines crew helped save lives of 367 flyers as jet burst into flames
11 months, 3 weeks ago

How Japan Airlines crew helped save lives of 367 flyers as jet burst into flames

Firstpost  

It was nothing short of a miracle that all 379 people on board the Japan Airlines flight JAL-516 evacuated safely before the plane erupted in a fireball after colliding with a smaller Japanese Coast Guard aircraft on the runway at Toyko’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday. Let us get out quickly!” Japan Airlines reportedly said in a statement that the plane’s …

Investigators focus on air traffic communication after a fatal Tokyo runway crash
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Investigators focus on air traffic communication after a fatal Tokyo runway crash

Associated Press  

TOKYO — A transcript of communication between traffic control and two aircraft that collided and burst into flames at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport showed that only the larger Japan Airlines passenger flight was given permission to use the runway where a coast guard plane was preparing for takeoff. The burn-out Japanese coast guard aircraft is seen at rear behind the logo …

Japan plane crash | Police probe possible negligence in Tokyo runway collision
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Japan plane crash | Police probe possible negligence in Tokyo runway collision

The Hindu  

Police will investigate whether a crash between an airliner and a smaller plane at a Tokyo airport may involve professional negligence, media outlets reported on January 3, 2023, as authorities began inspecting the charred wreckage and runway for clues. All 379 people miraculously escaped the Japan Airlines Airbus A350 which erupted into flames after colliding with a De Havilland Dash-8 …

Runways closed, flights suspended at Haneda airport in Tokyo
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Runways closed, flights suspended at Haneda airport in Tokyo

Deccan Chronicle  

The Embassy of India in Tokyo has released an alert to the Indian passengers about the closure of runways at Haneda airport following a fire in a plane. On Tuesday, a fire broke out in a Japan Airlines plane while it was landing on the runway at Haneda airport in Tokyo, according to footage broadcast by Japan's public broadcaster NHK. …

Miraculous escape: How 379 people fled Japan Airlines plane before flames engulfed it
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Miraculous escape: How 379 people fled Japan Airlines plane before flames engulfed it

Firstpost  

The start of the new year has not been kind to Japan. At least five people died after a passenger plane reportedly collided with a smaller Coast Guard aircraft on the runway at Tokyo’s Haneda airport. “I saw sparks outside the window and the cabin filled with gas and smoke.” What to know about the Japan Coast Guard plane As …

WATCH When panic struck inside JAL plane without warning at Haneda airport
11 months, 3 weeks ago

WATCH When panic struck inside JAL plane without warning at Haneda airport

Firstpost  

As soon as the plane came to a standstill, people rushed to use emergency slides and flee the inferno as firefighters tried to douse the rapidly spreading flames Panic, tension and fear gripped among all 379 people onboard Japan Airlines flight 516 that collided with a Japan coast guard jet at Tokyo’s Haneda airport and burst into flames on Tuesday. …

Japan Airlines aircraft catches fire on runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Japan Airlines aircraft catches fire on runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport

Deccan Chronicle  

Tokyo: In a shocking incident at Haneda Airport, Japan Airlines Flight 516, en route from New Chitose Airport, erupted into flames just after landing on Runway C at approximately 5:47 pm on Tuesday, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported. Video footage from cameras installed at Haneda Airport by Japan Airlines and NHK captured the horrifying moment when flames erupted from the …

Japan plane collision: 5 crew members found dead on Coast Guard aircraft
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Japan plane collision: 5 crew members found dead on Coast Guard aircraft

Hindustan Times  

Five people on board a Coast Guard aircraft died after a runway collision with a Japan Airlines plane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport, the country's transport minister said. "Regarding the coast guard plane, we have been informed that the captain escaped and five people were confirmed dead," Tetsuo Saito said as per news agency AFP. Meanwhile, all 379 passengers and crew …

In pics: Plane in flames at Tokyo airport after colliding with aircraft
11 months, 3 weeks ago

In pics: Plane in flames at Tokyo airport after colliding with aircraft

Hindustan Times  

In pics: Plane in flames at Tokyo airport after colliding with aircraft Japan plane fire: A possible collision with a Coast Guard aircraft is being seen as the reason for the blaze on the plane, Nippon TV reported.. 1 / 7 View Photos in a new improved layout Japan plane fire: A Japan Airlines jet was engulfed in flames at …

Japan Airlines plane catches fire at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport after collision with Coast Guard aircraft
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Japan Airlines plane catches fire at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport after collision with Coast Guard aircraft

The Hindu  

Five people aboard a Japan coastguard aircraft died on Tuesday when it hit a Japan Airlines passenger plane on the ground in a fiery collision at Tokyo’s Haneda airport. All 379 passengers and crew on board the passenger plane, which burst into flames were safely evacuated, Japanese Transport Minister Tetsuo Saito told reporters. #WATCH | A Japan Airlines jet was …

Planes collide and catch fire at Japan’s busy Haneda airport, killing 5. Hundreds evacuated safely
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Planes collide and catch fire at Japan’s busy Haneda airport, killing 5. Hundreds evacuated safely

Associated Press  

TOKYO — A large passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday and burst into flames, killing five people aboard the coast guard plane, officials said. The passenger plane collided with a Japanese coast guard aircraft and burst into flames on the runway of Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday, officials …

Japan plane carrying 379 collides with coast guard aircraft: Top updates
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Japan plane carrying 379 collides with coast guard aircraft: Top updates

Hindustan Times  

A fire broke out in a plane on a runway at Japan's Tokyo Haneda airport on Tuesday, according to footage broadcast by country's public broadcaster NHK. NHK reported that it is believed that the plane was hit by another aircraft, possibly a Japan Coast Guard plane. Japan's Coast Guard said that it is checking reports about a collision between its …

5 dead as plane collides with Japan passenger jet, was headed for quake relief
11 months, 3 weeks ago

5 dead as plane collides with Japan passenger jet, was headed for quake relief

India Today  

A Japan Airlines jet was engulfed in flames at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Tuesday after collision with a Coast Guard aircraft. However, five of the six crew members on the Coast Guard plane died, public broadcaster NHK reported. BREAKING: Japan Airlines plane with 367 people on board collides with Coast Guard plane at Tokyo Airport pic.twitter.com/ANheXFC2Ny — BNO News January …

Planes collide and catch fire at Japan's busy Haneda airport, killing 5
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Planes collide and catch fire at Japan's busy Haneda airport, killing 5

NPR  

Planes collide and catch fire at Japan's busy Haneda airport, killing 5 Enlarge this image toggle caption Kyodo News via AP Kyodo News via AP TOKYO — A large passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday and burst into flames, killing five people aboard the coast guard plane, officials …

Japan Airlines plane bursts into flames on Tokyo runway after collision
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Japan Airlines plane bursts into flames on Tokyo runway after collision

Al Jazeera  

All passengers were evacuated but five of six crew on another plane, carrying aid to earthquake-hit west coast, have died. Hundreds of people have been evacuated from a Japan Airlines plane after it burst into flames at Tokyo’s Haneda airport. All 379 passengers on board the Japan Airlines plane were safely evacuated, Japanese transport minister Tetsuo Saito told reporters. “I …

Japan Airlines plane in flames after collision on runway, all 379 on board escape
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Japan Airlines plane in flames after collision on runway, all 379 on board escape

India Today  

A Japanese passenger jet was engulfed in flames after colliding with another plane while landing at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Tuesday. Scary visuals of the plane crash showed a Japan Airlines flight skidding down the runway fully ablaze. The plane -- Japan Airlines flight 516 -- was carrying 379 people, including 12 crew members. Firefighters work at Haneda International Airport …

Planes catch fire after a collision at Tokyo airport, killing 5. Hundreds evacuated safely
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Planes catch fire after a collision at Tokyo airport, killing 5. Hundreds evacuated safely

LA Times  

Flames and smoke pour out of a Japan Airlines jet on the runway of Haneda Airport in Tokyo. A large passenger plane and a Japanese coast guard aircraft collided on the runway at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday and burst into flames, killing five people aboard the coast guard plane, officials said. The pilot of the coast guard’s Bombardier Dash-8 …

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