Court finds air traffic controllers not guilty over 2001 near miss

Court finds air traffic controllers not guilty over 2001 near miss

TOKYO, Japan - Hideki Hachitani (2nd from R) and Yasuko Momii (L), two air traffic controllers charged with professional negligence in causing injuries to passengers when two Japan Airlines planes almost collided in January 2001 over the Pacific off Shizuoka Prefecture, holds an ''innocence'' banner at a meeting of their supporters after they were found not guilty at the Tokyo District Court on March 20. The court ruled that they are not guilty, saying that they could not foresee the accident.

Ministry warns air traffic controllers over near-miss

Ministry warns air traffic controllers over near-miss

TOKYO, Japan - Air traffic controllers work at the Tokyo Air Traffic Control Center in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture Feb. 1. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport issued an order to air traffic controllers across Japan to pay the closest attention to secure air safety following the Jan. 31 near-miss involving two Japan Airlines (JAL) airplanes flying over western Japan. The incident left 42 passengers and crew injured, some seriously.

United Airlines-Flight826-turbulence-5

United Airlines-Flight826-turbulence-5

NARITA, Japan, Dec. 29 Kyodo A United Airlines jumbo jet with 393 people aboard hit a massive air turbulence over the Pacific late Sunday, leaving one person dead and more than 60 people injured, some of them seriously. The accident took place over the northern Pacific about two hours after the U.S. airliner took off from the New Tokyo International Airport at Narita at 9:05 p.m. The Boeing 747, flight 826 bound for Honolulu with 374 passengers and 19 crew members aboard, flew back safely to Narita. The United pilot radioed air traffic controllers at Narita after accident, and ambulances and fire engines were on standby as the aircraft touched down at the airport at 2:25 a.m. Monday One Japanese female passenger, Konomi Kataura, 32, was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital. The injured passengers and crew members were rushed to local hospitals in Narita and nearby cities.

Court finds air traffic controllers not guilty over 2001 near mi

Court finds air traffic controllers not guilty over 2001 near mi

TOKYO, Japan - Hideki Hachitani (fore) and Yasuko Momii, two air traffic controllers charged with professional negligence in causing injuries to passengers when two Japan Airlines planes almost collided in January 2001 over the Pacific off Shizuoka Prefecture, walk into the Tokyo District Court on March 20. The court ruled that they are not guilty, saying that they could not foresee the accident. (Kyodo)

Court finds air traffic controllers not guilty over 2001 near mi

Court finds air traffic controllers not guilty over 2001 near mi

TOKYO, Japan - Hideki Hachitani (2nd from R) and Yasuko Momii (L), two air traffic controllers charged with professional negligence in causing injuries to passengers when two Japan Airlines planes almost collided in January 2001 over the Pacific off Shizuoka Prefecture, holds an ''innocence'' placard at a meeting of their supporters after they were found not guilty at the Tokyo District Court on March 20. The court ruled that they are not guilty, saying that they could not foresee the accident. (Kyodo)

Ministry warns air traffic controllers over near-miss

Ministry warns air traffic controllers over near-miss

TOKYO, Japan - Air traffic controllers work at the Tokyo Air Traffic Control Center in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture Feb. 1. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport issued an order to air traffic controllers across Japan to pay the closest attention to secure air safety following the Jan. 31 near-miss involving two Japan Airlines (JAL) airplanes flying over western Japan. The incident left 42 passengers and crew injured, some seriously.