Narita reopens main Runway A after removing cargo plane wreckage

NARITA, Japan - Japan Transport Safety Board officials and FedEx Corp. executives inspect on March 24 debris from a FedEx cargo plane that crash-landed at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, the day before, killing the American pilot and copilot. The wreckage was fully removed from Runway A the same day, enabling Japan's largest international gateway to reopen its main runway. (Kyodo)

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