Miraculous Survival: Japan Plane Collision Holds Essential Lessons for Aviation Safety
TOKYO, Japan – The collision between a Japan Airlines (JAL) flight 516 and a Japanese Coast Guard aircraft at Haneda International Airport last week was a miraculous event. The crash and subsequent explosion captured worldwide attention and went viral on social media. The real headline, however, was the surprisingly low number of fatalities in what could have been a catastrophic tragedy. Five crew members on the Coast Guard plane perished, and another was critically injured. …