# planes collide in japan

‘Miracle’ escape for passengers after horrific runway crash at Tokyo airport » Five dead as hundreds evacuated from burning passenger jet after collision with coastguard plane at Haneda airport Theguardian.com

Faulty Equipment, Lapsed Training, Repeated Warnings: How a Preventable Disaster Killed Six Marines » Marine commanders did not act on dozens of pleas for additional manpower, machinery and time. When a training exercise ended in death, leadership blamed the very men they had neglected. Propublica.org

Tenerife Airport Disaster: A Tragic Collision that Shook the Aviation Industry » On March 27, 1977, 46 years ago from now, the Tenerife Airport Disaster occurred, which remains one of the deadliest aviation accidents in history. The disaster resulted in the loss of 583 lives, with only 61 survivors. Linkedin.com

r/aviation on Reddit: The remains of JA13XJ [Screengrab from HND webcam] » Posted by u/smokie12 - 2,614 votes and 279 comments Reddit.com

Plane was not cleared for takeoff in Tokyo, records show » Coast guard plane under the impression it had "permission to use the runway". Nzherald.co.nz

Hypertension health app to be covered by public health insurance » A smartphone app designed to help people with high blood pressure will be covered by public health insurance from September, after getting the nod from a Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry advisory body. It will be the second health app to be covered by the public medical insurance program. In the treatment of hypertension, doctors regularly provide guidance on lifestyle changes such as reducing salt intake and exercising. However, it has been a challenge to get some patients to follow the guidance. The hypertension health app was developed by Tokyo-based start-up CureApp Inc. and will be used by patients based on a doctor’s prescription. Users can input details about their diet, number of steps taken, and blood pressure level, for example, and receive dietary advice, among other guidance. Doctors check the entered information, and give the patients advice about every other month. The initial fee is ¥9,700, and ¥8,300 for subsequent consultations. Under the public health insurance, many patients pa Japannews.yomiuri.co.jp

Japan Airlines flight 123 | Mount Osutaka, Boeing 747, Aviation Accident » Japan Airlines flight 123, crash of a Japan Airlines (JAL) passenger jet on August 12, 1985, in southern Gumma prefecture, Japan, northwest of Tokyo, that killed 520 people. The incident is one of the deadliest single-plane crashes in history. Domestic flight JAL 123 departed Tokyo’s Haneda airport Britannica.com

Japan Responds To Earthquake, Plane Crash And Outages Through Lessons Learned » Japan’s location in the Pacific, where several continental and oceanic plates meet, makes it particularly prone to earthquakes. Forbes.com

5 dead, 379 rescued after planes collide at Tokyo's Haneda airport » At least five coast guard crew died while all 379 passengers from a Japan Airlines plane were rescued after a collision between two aircraft caused an… Dailysabah.com