Airbus regrets Japan plane collision

Airbus, the European multinational aerospace corporation, has expressed regret over the collision of Japan Airlines aircraft, and a Japan Coast Guard plane, which claimed five lives. Airbus also have assured to provide technical assistance to the Bureau d’Enquetes et d’Analyses (BEA) of France and to the Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB), the agencies in charge of the investigation. “Airbus regrets to confirm that an A350-900 operated by Japan Airlines was involved in an accident during flight JAL516 from Sapporo New Chitose Airport to Haneda International Airport shortly after 17:47 (local time) on January 2, 2024. All 367 passengers and 12 crew members on-board evacuated the aircraft,” a statement from Airbus read. “The A350 collided with a DHC-8 aircraft at landing in Haneda. The Japanese authorities have since confirmed that sadly five of the six people on board the DHC-8 did not survive. The exact circumstances of the event are still unknown,” the statement added, “In line with International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Annex 13 recommendations, Airbus will provide technical assistance to the Bureau d’Enquetes et d’Analyses (BEA) of France and to the Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB) in charge of the investigation,” Airbus stated, adding, “For this purpose, Airbus is presently dispatching a team of specialists to assist the Authorities.” “Further updates will be provided as soon as consolidated information is available and Airbus is authorised to release them. Our concerns and sympathy go to the families, friends, and loved ones affected by the accident,” the statement concluded. The devastating incident took place at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Tuesday. All 379 passengers aboard the JAL flight from Sapporo, including eight small children, escaped without life-threatening injuries. The cause of the accident remains unknown, prompting the transport ministry to initiate an investigation into the aircraft’s communications with flight control, accor