A Japanese transport ministry panel has proposed a number of air traffic control measures to boost safety. The new recommendations released Monday come more than six months after a fatal collision between a Japan Airlines jetliner and a coast guard plane at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport.
TOKYO — A Japanese transport ministry panel on Monday proposed a number of air traffic control measures to boost safety, more than six months afterThe panel recommended hiring more air traffic control staff at the country’s major airports, and introducing supplementary alert systems on
The recommendations includes hiring more air traffic control staff at Haneda, one of the world’s busiest airports, and seven other airports, including New Chitose, Narita, Kansai and Naha. The investigation into the collision has focused on what caused the coast guard flight crew to believe they had a go-ahead for takeoff. A partial release of the air traffic control transcript has shown no clear takeoff approval was given to the coast guard plane.On Monday, the report also called for introducing an alert system called Runway Status Lights, or RWSL, with lights embedded in the pavement of runways and taxiways.
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