Photo: Jan Jankai / Facebook A laptop sparked a small fire on an American Airlines flight last Friday before the plane even rolled back from the gate in San Francisco. The crew attempted to evacuate the Airbus A321 calmly as the cabin filled with smoke, but it devolved into chaos as passengers pushed and shoved … Read more
So far, 2024 really hasn’t been the year for air travel. In January alone there was the Japan Airlines fire, the Boeing 737 Max 9 that lost its door plug mid-flight, the discovery of more loose door plugs on other 737 Max 9s, a cockpit windshield that cracked mid-flight, a 747 shooting sparks through the … Read more
A Korean Air plane, carrying 289 people, collided with a parked Cathay Pacific aircraft at New Chitose Airport in northern Japan. Fortunately, there were no injuries or fires reported during the incident, according to Japanese media. Incidentally, just two weeks ago, a Japan Airlines plane and a coast guard aircraft collided at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. … Read more
On January 2, a Japan Airlines Airbus A350 with 379 people on board crashed into a Japanese Coast Guard plane at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. It left five of the six Coast Guard crew members dead and caused the A350 to burst into flames after it skidded down the runway. Luckily, everyone on board evacuated safely … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size U.S. aviation safety officials will provide assistance to Japan in the reading of airplane recorders after a deadly collision between a Japan Airlines 9201.T widebody jet and a small Coast Guard plane this week. National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy told reporters Japan had sought assistance … Read more
Japan Airlines stated that it took 18 minutes for Flight 516’s burning Airbus A350-900 to be fully evacuated after colliding with a Japanese Coast Guard Bombardier Dash 8 at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. Those 18 minutes span from the point of impact until the final person left the aircraft. The recorded footage and accounts from … Read more
As Japan Airlines Flight JL516 skidded to a fiery halt after colliding with another plane on the runway at Tokyo Haneda airport on Jan. 2, cabin crew faced a daunting scenario. The intercom system to communicate between flight deck and cabin had broken down, one of the giant engines was still spinning and couldn’t be … Read more
Japan’s transport authorities began inspecting on Wednesday the charred remains of a passenger jet and a coast guard plane that collided at a Tokyo airport, while media said police were also investigating possible professional negligence in the case. All 379 people aboard the Japan Airlines (JAL) Airbus A350 had a miraculous escape after it erupted … Read more
