The Tragic Story Of Japan's Rocket-Powered Kamikaze Plane From World War II
The kamikaze suicide plane was a last-ditch effort to stave off defeat by a desperate Japan. But its fatal flaw doomed its ...
Japan Airlines Adds Riblet-Shaped Coating On Boeing 787 To Improve Fuel Efficiency
According to JAXA, this new coating is part of Japan Airlines' larger effort to decarbonize aviation. The riblet-shaped ...
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JAL hopes 'shark skin' aircraft will cut carbon emissions
Japan Airlines has unveiled an aircraft with a special "shark skin" surface treatment meant to help the plane cut carbon emissions. JAL says the jet's external paint has riblets, or fine grooves ...
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Japan Airlines Retires Boeing 777, Operates Last Flight to London
Japan Airlines (JL) recently bid farewell to its iconic Boeing 777-300ER on the Tokyo Haneda (HND)-London (LHR) route, ...
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Coastguard plane in Japan airport crash mistook taxi instruction for runway clearance
An aerial view shows a burnt Japan Coast Guard aircraft at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Jan 3, 2024, a day after its collision with a Japan Airlines Airbus A350. (Photo: REUTERS/Kyodo) Flight voice ...
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Human Error Cited for Collision of Two Planes at Tokyo Airport
By River Akira Davis Reporting from Tokyo A collision between a Japan Airlines plane and a Japanese Coast Guard aircraft at a Tokyo airport a year ago appears to have been the result of multiple ...
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Coastguard plane in Japan airport crash mistook taxi instruction for runway clearance
reinforcing the view that its crew likely erroneously believed the aircraft was allowed to enter the runway when it was hit by Japan Airlines jetliner JAL-516 at Tokyo’s Haneda airport in January.