Editorial

15:04 JST, May 29, 2024

Small signs are said to precede major accidents. Japan Airlines Co. must eliminate looseness in its organization and thoroughly reinforce basic actions to ensure safety.

The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry has conducted an extraordinary on-site inspection of JAL based on the Civil Aeronautics Law after a spate of safety incidents. It is an unusual situation that the ministry has conducted two inspections in three months as it also carried out an inspection in February this year.

In line with the inspection this time, the ministry also issued a stern reprimand, which is tantamount to an administrative guidance.

In November last year and February this year, there were incidents involving JAL planes at two U.S. airports — an erroneous entry onto a runway and a crossing of a stop line in front of a runway.........

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