Summary
- Officials from the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (国土交通省, MLIT) visited Japan Airlines’ offices after one other safety incident.
- In response, Japan Airlines stated that its priority was to revive confidence within the airline and its safety.
- The carrier has suffered several incidents up to now few months, including a fatal collision with a Japanese Coast Guard aircraft in January.
Japan Airlines said that it goals to revive confidence within the airline after the Japanese government, led by the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (国土交通省, MLIT), began auditing the carrier on May 24, 2024.
Restoring confidence
In keeping with a report by Japan Times, a Japan Airlines (JAL) official stated that the airline takes the series of incidents and the MLIT’s emergency probe very seriously. The carrier will begin company-wide efforts to revive confidence within the carrier, the official added.
Officials from the MLIT visited Japan Airlines’ offices at Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND) on May 24, prompted by the on-ground collision of two of the carrier’s Airbus A350-900 aircraft at HND. While no passengers and/or flight crew were injured throughout the event on May 23, one Airbus A350-900, registered as JA02XJ, has remained at HND for the reason that incident.
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In keeping with the Aviation Safety Network, the opposite A350-900, registered as JA09XJ, had minor damage to its right winglet. The aircraft was stationary throughout the event, while the previous A350-900 was being pushed back for its departure on flight JL503 to Sapporo Latest Chitose Airport (CTS).
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String of incidents
Nonetheless, this was not the one incident that involved the airline’s aircraft or personnel. On April 24, Japan Airlines canceled flight JL11 from Dallas Fort Price International Airport (DFW) to HND since the captain of the flight had acted disruptively on the hotel he was staying at. The Boeing 777-300ER, which arrived at DFW a day prior, needed to be ferried to HND using the special flight code JAL11D, Flightradar24 records showed.
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One other Japan Airlines aircraft, a Boeing 787-8, registered as JA836J, overshot the taxiway at San Diego International Airport (SAN), forcing a Delta Air Lines Airbus A220-300, registered as N301DU, to initiate a go-around on February 6. The A220-300 eventually landed at SAN, while the 787-8 left for Tokyo Narita International Airport (NRT).
The incident had also prompted MLIT’s officials to go to the carrier’s offices at HND. The visit happened on February 13, around every week later after the incident at SAN.
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Each aircraft landed at their destinations safely, with the Japan Airlines pilot admitting to his mistake.
Collision with a Japanese Coast Guard aircraft at HND
Still, the most important incident involving a Japan Airlines aircraft happened in early January, when the airline’s Airbus A350-900, registered as JA13XJ, collided with a Japanese Coast Guard’s De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Q300 at HND. Miraculously, all 379 occupants, including 367 passengers and 12 crew members, evacuated the aircraft while it was burning on the runway of HND.
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Nonetheless, five people onboard the Japanese Coast Guard aircraft passed away. The one survivor was the captain of the flight. In April, Nobuo Takeda, the Chairman of the Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB), stated that the investigation was still ongoing and that the JTSB had no latest details to share with the general public.
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