# japan airlines crash

5 dead, hundreds evacuated after Japan Airlines jet and coast guard plane collide at Tokyo's Haneda Airport » All 379 occupants of the Japan Airlines flight got out safely and the pilot of the coast guard plane also escaped, officials said. Cbsnews.com

Japan coast guard plane not cleared for takeoff before runway crash, traffic control transcript suggests | CNN » A Japanese coast guard aircraft which collided with a passenger plane at Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport was instructed only to “taxi to holding point” and had not been cleared for takeoff, an official transcript of air traffic control communications released Wednesday suggests. Cnn.com

Japan investigates aircraft communication moments before Haneda airport crash » Five Coast Guard crew killed in fiery collision with Japan Airlines flight Ft.com

Japan says Coast Guard plane apparently not cleared for take-off before runway collision » Japanese authorities said on Wednesday a passenger jet that collided with a Coast Guard turboprop at a Tokyo airport had been given permission to land, but the smaller plane had not been cleared for take-off, based on control tower transcripts. Reuters.com

Fiery crash between two planes at Tokyo airport probed by Japanese officials » The question for investigators: Why was the smaller coast guard aircraft — a Bombardier Dash-8 — on the same runway as the Japan Airlines Airbus A350 coming in for landing? Nbcnews.com

BOEING IN SETTLEMENT OVER 1985 JAPAN CRASH » Boeing Co. reached an undisclosed settlement with the families of 52 victims of a 1985 crash of a Japan Airlines jet, one of the worst disasters in aviation history, with 520 deaths. On Aug. 12, 19… Chicagotribune.com

Runway warning lights were broken at time of Japan Airlines plane fire, report shows » The warning lights telling pilots if a runway is clear were not working at the Haneda Airport the night a Japan Airlines plane caught fire, according to aviation data. Abcnews.go.com