In 1985, Japan Airlines Flight 123 became the deadliest single-aircraft disaster in history. A structural failure caused the plane to lose control just minutes after takeoff. Despite the crew’s ...

A Japan Airlines commercial jet collided with a Coast Guard plane on the runway on Tuesday. Everyone on the Japan Airlines flight survived, but five died on the smaller plane. The last time a JAL ...

Japan Airlines Flight 123 began as a short domestic journey from Tokyo to Osaka but ended in tragedy. Just minutes after takeoff, a critical mechanical failure caused the aircraft to lose control. For ...

“ Japan has an excellent ‘culture of safety’ compared to many countries, even developed ones. Unfortunately JAL has had a couple of nasty accidents previously (flight 123 in 1985 and the latest one in ...

Wednesday is the 30th anniversary of the deadliest single-aircraft accident in history: the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123, which killed 520 passengers and crew. “In what apparently is the worst ...