Japan ramps up measures to cut risk from falling parts
Japanese efforts to cut the number of incidents involving objects falling from aircraft will include enforcing prevention standards on foreign flights from March next year. As part of measures to increase runway slot capacity ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020, the country’s airspace authorities are revising arrival routes to Tokyo Haneda – particularly during southerly winds – and these will take flights over the city centre. Japan’s govt has required the country’s airlines to report shed parts since April 2009. The occurrence trend had largely been downwards since the 61 recorded in 2012, but the number of instances rose sharply from 46 in 2016 to 64 last year. “Anxiety and concerns of residents toward objects falling off aircraft have increased,” says the Japanese authorities. <br/>
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Japan ramps up measures to cut risk from falling parts
Japanese efforts to cut the number of incidents involving objects falling from aircraft will include enforcing prevention standards on foreign flights from March next year. As part of measures to increase runway slot capacity ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020, the country’s airspace authorities are revising arrival routes to Tokyo Haneda – particularly during southerly winds – and these will take flights over the city centre. Japan’s govt has required the country’s airlines to report shed parts since April 2009. The occurrence trend had largely been downwards since the 61 recorded in 2012, but the number of instances rose sharply from 46 in 2016 to 64 last year. “Anxiety and concerns of residents toward objects falling off aircraft have increased,” says the Japanese authorities. <br/>
