January 2024

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

TOKYO (AP) — A transcript of communication between traffic and two planes that collided and caught fire at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport showed that only Japan Airlines’ largest passenger flight was cleared to use the runway where a Coast Guard plane was preparing for takeoff. An orange fireball erupted from both planes Tuesday night as JAL Flight 516 continued its way down the runway covered in flames and spewing gray smoke. In 20 minutes, all 379 passengers and crew

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