Japan Haneda Airport collision report cites human errors

Investigation uncovers miscommunication and lapses in aircraft monitoring

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A Japan Airlines jet burns after crashing into a Japan Coast Guard aircraft at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Jan. 2. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)

SEISHI MINOWA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Multiple human errors contributed to the deadly January collision between a Japan Airlines jet and a Japan Coast Guard aircraft at Tokyo's Haneda Airport, an investigation by the Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB) says in an interim report released on Wednesday.

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