Transportation
Japan Crash Probe Points to Taxiing Plane Out of Position
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A Japanese coast guard plane didn’t have permission to take off and was asked to hold short of the runway before colliding with a larger Japan Airlines Co. passenger jet, based on a transcript of Tuesday’s incident at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport.
The readout of communications just prior to the crash was released Wednesday by Japanese officials in Tokyo. It appears to contradict the coast guard captain, who reportedly said he had “obtained permission to take off.”