# japan plane crash 2024

The captain of a plane that collided with a Japan Airlines jet said he was cleared for takeoff, but air-traffic-control transcripts tell a different story » A coast-guard plane that collided with a Japan Airlines passenger jet this week wasn't cleared for takeoff, an air traffic transcript shows. Businessinsider.com

Planes collide and catch fire at Japan's busy Haneda airport, killing 5. Hundreds evacuated safely » A Japan Airlines passenger plane and a Japanese Coast Guard aircraft have collided on the runway at Tokyo's Haneda airport. Apnews.com

Japan Airlines jet bursts into flames after collision with earthquake relief plane at Tokyo Haneda airport | CNN » A Japan Airlines plane carrying hundreds of passengers burst into flames on landing at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Tuesday after it was in collision with another aircraft involved in earthquake relief efforts. Cnn.com

A ‘Miracle’: Plane Erupts in Flames Landing in Tokyo, but All Aboard Survive » Japan Airlines said all 367 passengers and 12 crew members had safely evacuated the jet. But five crew members on a Japanese Coast Guard plane that collided with it were killed. Nytimes.com

Five dead after JAL airliner crashes into quake aid plane at Tokyo airport » All 379 people aboard a Japan Airlines (JAL) plane escaped the burning airliner after a collision with a Coast Guard aircraft at Tokyo's Haneda airport that killed five of six crew on the smaller aircraft on Tuesday. Reuters.com

Opinion | The Truth About Airplane Safety » The Japan Airlines and Alaska Airlines incidents could have been much worse. Nytimes.com

How a fiery plane crash at Japan's Haneda Airport unfolded: Graphics detail the collision » Five Coast Guard crew members were killed and all 379 jet passengers and crew escaped after the planes collided on a dark runway. Usatoday.com

Investigators focus on air traffic communication after a fatal Tokyo runway crash » It 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 Apnews.com

Exclusive: Doomed Japan plane on third quake mission when runway disaster hit » A Coast Guard plane was making its third emergency trip to an earthquake zone within 24 hours when it collided with a passenger jet at a very busy Haneda airport, a Coast Guard official told Reuters. Reuters.com

How safety rules ‘written in blood’ saved lives in Tokyo plane crash | CNN » The successful evacuation of 379 people on Japan Airlines flight 516 is no casual miracle, say industry experts. It’s the result of decades of work from the aviation industry to hone safety procedures – and save lives. Cnn.com