Editorial

15:00 JST, January 9, 2026

Human error, believed to have caused an accident in which two aircraft collided with each other and burst into flames, has occurred in the past, so why were lessons not learned? This must be thoroughly examined.

The Japan Transport Safety Board has released an interim report on the collision between a Japan Airlines aircraft and a Japan Coast Guard aircraft at Haneda Airport in January 2024. Based on this report, the board intends to compile measures to prevent a recurrence and mitigate damages going forward.

The accident is believed to have occurred due to three overlapping human factors — the JCG aircraft mistakenly entering a runway, and both the JAL aircraft and the air traffic controller failing to notice this movement.

The report focused particularly on the air traffic........

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