Co-Pilot and Captain Heard Instructions Before Deadly Collision at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport
TOKYO, JAPAN – The co-pilot of a Japan Coast Guard plane, along with its captain, received and heard instructions from air traffic control before a fatal collision with a passenger jet at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, sources at the coast guard revealed on Saturday. This suggests the possibility that both officers may have misinterpreted the directions, leading to their entry onto the runway where the Japan Airlines plane was preparing to land. The Japan Transport Safety …