Normal operations to continue
for Misawa Airbus flights
By Wayne Specht, Stars and
Stripes
Japan Air System officials said Tuesday they will continue normal
operations of their Airbus 300 aircraft in the aftermath of Monday’s American
Airlines crash in New York.
JAS is the only airline that serves Misawa Air Base; it uses the
A-300 on two daily flights from Tokyo. The flights are frequently used by American
military and Defense Department employees assigned to the base.
A JAS spokesman in Tokyo said when more details of Monday’s
accident are known, the company will take appropriate action.
JAS operates 17 A-300s, the first beginning service with the airline
in March 1981.
First flown in 1972, the A-300 was the first wide-body aircraft
fitted with two engines instead of the jumbo jet’s traditional four.
Many airlines have relegated older versions of the A-300 to cargo
service, replacing them with the longer-range and more fuel-efficient A-300-600R, or A-310
models, according to the Aviation Safety Network.
It was a model A-300-600R that crashed in New York City on Monday,
killing all 260 people aboard.
Eyewitnesses said the aircraft broke apart within minutes of taking
off from John F. Kennedy International Airport bound for the Dominican Republic.
In June, JAS inspected its A-300 aircraft for possible rear-pressure
bulkhead corrosion.
On April 26, 1994, a China Airlines A-300 on final approach to the
Nagoya, Japan, airport crashed, killing 264 passengers and crewmembers.
Naoko Sekioka contributed to this report.
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