Japan Updates Civil Aviation Law After Haneda Accident

Haneda crash

Efforts to improve protocols have been spurred after a Japanese Coast Guard aircraft entered the runway while an Airbus A350 was landing.

Credit: Japan Transport Safety Board
Japan's parliament passed a law May 30 that amends civil aviation law, introducing compulsory communication skills training for all pilots operating at key Japanese airports, including private and Japanese Coast Guard (JCG) pilots. The move follows the fatal runway incursion accident in January 2024...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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