A man who escaped the burning Japan Airlines plane with his wife and kids says they 'dodged a really big bullet'

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Japan Airlines' Airbus A350 engulfed in flames on the runway of Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Japan on January 2, 2024.
The Japan Airlines Airbus A350 collided with a coast guard plane in Tokyo on Wednesday.

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The Japan Airlines evacuation succeeded even though the intercom broke and 5 of 8 emergency exits were unusable

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A fire engine is seen beside a Japan Airlines (JAL) passenger plane on the tarmac at Tokyo International Airport at Haneda on January 2, 2024.

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Japan Airlines and the Coast Guard both say planes were cleared to enter runway before collision that led to 5 deaths and a raging inferno at Tokyo's busiest airport

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An aerial view shows burnt Japan Airlines' (JAL) Airbus A350 plane after a collision with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Japan January 3, 2024
The wreckage of the Japan Airlines A350.

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Nearly 40 years ago, a Japan Airlines crash killed over 500 people, cost the airline millions, and made ridership plummet

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Rescuers searching for survivors at the site of the crash on August 13, 1985.

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What it was like inside the burning Japan Airlines plane — from the passengers who survived

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Firefighters work at Haneda International Airport after Japan Airlines' A350 airplane caught on fire, in Tokyo, Japan January 2, 2024.
Firefighters work at Haneda Airport after Japan Airlines' A350 airplane caught on fire in Tokyo.

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Japan Airlines collision shows why we can't be complacent about near-misses in the US

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Passengers wait in Terminal 2 of Haneda International Airport, as operations are suspended due to a Japan Airlines' A350 airplane and a Coast Guard aircraft collision, in Tokyo, Japan January 2, 2024.
Passengers wait in Terminal 2 of Haneda International Airport, as operations are suspended due to a Japan Airlines' A350 airplane and a Coast Guard aircraft collision, in Tokyo, Japan January 2, 2024.

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5 people were killed at Japan's busiest airport when 2 planes collided, causing a passenger jet to erupt into flames

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a Japan Airlines plane on fire on a runway of Tokyo's Haneda Airport on January 2, 2024

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Japan Airlines is looking at hydrogen-electric-powered aircraft as a solution to the aviation industry's carbon problem

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Japan Air Commuter ATR 72.
One of Japan Airlines' new partners is the hydrogen-powertrain manufacturer Universal Hydrogen, which is developing a conversion kit for ATR 72 turboprops.

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Take a look inside Japan Airlines' new first class cabins with double beds, 43-inch TVs, and speakers built into the headrest so you don't even need headphones

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Japan Airlines has released images of the cabin interiors for its new Airbus A350-1000.

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