Deadly Collision at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport Raises Questions About Air Traffic Control Instructions
TOKYO, Japan – The Japan Coast Guard is investigating a deadly collision between a passenger jet and one of its planes at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. According to sources within the coast guard, both the captain and the co-pilot of the coast guard plane heard instructions from air traffic control before the collision occurred. This raises questions about a possible misinterpretation of the directions given to them while entering the runway where the Japan Airlines plane …