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Airplane crashes and the challenges facing air traffic controllers in keeping the world’s busiest airports going
There are lessons here for a Changi Airport readying for more flights as a third runway opens and Terminal 5 is being built.
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The burnt wreckage of a Japan Airlines passenger plane on the tarmac at Tokyo International Airport at Haneda in on Jan 3.
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It was a wake-up call.
The fiery collision of two aircraft at Japan’s Haneda Airport shows the role of air traffic controllers, the part they play in ensuring the safety of aircraft movements in busy airports, and what can happen when mistakes are made.
