Overview
- Japan's transport ministry has introduced new safety measures at airports nationwide following a fatal collision between a Japan Airlines jetliner and a coast guard plane at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.
- The collision resulted in the deaths of five coast guard personnel, while all 379 passengers and crew on the JAL Airbus A350-900 managed to escape.
- The new measures include more visible stop line markings on taxiways leading to runways and the use of clearer language in traffic control communication.
- Japan Airlines is considering preserving part of the jetliner burned in the collision as a reminder of the accident to raise safety awareness within the company.
- The investigation into the collision is focusing on potential miscommunication between the coast guard flight crew and air traffic control.