JAL captains blast premature police investigation

JAL captains blast premature police investigation

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhiro Kawamoto (2nd from L), an All Nipppon Airways captain who heads the Japan Federation of Flight Crew Unions, speaks at a news conference in a hotel in Tokyo's Ota Ward on Feb. 3. The federation claimed premature police questioning of a pilot involved in a Jan. 31 aerial near-miss incident has resulted in a delay in determining the cause.

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