Issue Summary

It’s never the airline news you want to see: An airline accident in which five people lost their lives. But last week’s runway collision involving a Japan Airlines A350 could have been so much worse. Mercifully, everyone aboard the JAL plane evacuated safely. Operationally, Tokyo Haneda airport — the world’s fifth busiest as recently as 2019 — is now operating without its main runway; it should be back in service this week. In the meantime, a separate incident involving Alaska Airlines has B737-MAX 9s temporarily grounded.