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 of a Japan Airlines plane escaped the fire that erupted after it collided with the Coast Guard aircraft. Five out of the six crew of the coast guard aircraft who were unaccounted for following the crash were later found, news agency Reuters reported quoting NHK.

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Plane crash at Nepal’s Kathmandu airport kills 18; pilot only survivor
5 months ago

Plane crash at Nepal’s Kathmandu airport kills 18; pilot only survivor

Al Jazeera  

Saurya Airlines plane carrying two crew members and 17 passengers crashes shortly after takeoff and catches fire. A passenger plane has crashed and caught fire shortly after taking off from Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, killing 18 people, aviation officials say. Saurya Airlines 9N-AME crash@TIACAO2 Press Release – 2 pic.twitter.com/5LzBHpqhZI — Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal July 24, 2024 Images of the …

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 …

Flights resume on repaired Tokyo runway a week after fatal collision
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Flights resume on repaired Tokyo runway a week after fatal collision

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Flights resumed Monday on a repaired runway at Tokyo’s Haneda airport a week after a collision between a Japan Airlines plane and a coast guard aircraft believed to have been caused by human error. The collision occurred Tuesday evening when JAL Flight 516 carrying 379 passengers and crew landed right behind the coast guard aircraft preparing to take …

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 …

The key question about fiery crash at Tokyo airport: Did one or both planes have OK to use runway?
11 months, 2 weeks ago

The key question about fiery crash at Tokyo airport: Did one or both planes have OK to use runway?

Associated Press  

Passengers on Japan Airlines Flight 516 were buckled up and ready to land at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport as their pilot made a final approach. The A350 had collided with a much smaller coast guard plane that had received permission to approach the same runway but no takeoff clearance, according to a transcript of traffic control communications from the minutes before …

Japan Airlines calculates $100m loss from horrific collision at Tokyo airport
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Japan Airlines calculates $100m loss from horrific collision at Tokyo airport

Firstpost  

After one of its aircraft was destroyed this week when it collided with another on the runway at Tokyo’s Haneda airport, Japan Airlines said on Thursday that it anticipated losses of over $100 million. However, the remaining pilot of the smaller Coast Guard plane suffered serious injuries, and five of the six crew members perished. As investigators combed the charred …

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 …

Whose fault it was? Transcript between air traffic control & Japan Airlines, coast guard jet before collision released
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Whose fault it was? Transcript between air traffic control & Japan Airlines, coast guard jet before collision released

Firstpost  

The air traffic control did not clear a Japan Cost Guard plane to enter the runway and it was asked to wait for the permission, transcript released of communication between ATC and two aircraft involved in fatal collision on 2 January, 2024 at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport revealed. Day after the mishap, Japan’s transport ministry on Wednesday released the transcript between …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

20 injured Indian crew members rescued from burning ship off the Dutch coast return home
1 year, 4 months ago

20 injured Indian crew members rescued from burning ship off the Dutch coast return home

The Hindu  

A group of 20 injured Indian crew members rescued after a major fire broke out on board a cargo vessel carrying nearly 3,800 cars off the Netherlands coast have safely returned home while the mortal remains of one sailor who was killed in the incident are being repatriated, Indian authorities have said. An Indian crew member was killed and 20 …

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