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Chinese carriers blamed for incidents in Cheongju and Haneda
April 15th 2016
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has blamed China Southern Airlines (CSA) for the near collision between one of its A319s and an incoming Korean Air B737 on the runway in South Korea’s Cheongju on March 18, according to leaked audio tapes obtained by several media outlets. Read More »
On the tape, Li Jian, deputy-director of the CAAC, said the CSA pilots misunderstood ATC orders and entered a runway from the right earlier than they were supposed to. The Korean Air jet touched down and then had to sharply veer to the left to avoid collision, the CAAC said. The right wingtip of the Korean Air B737 with 130 passengers and crew on-board was just three meters from the nose of the CSA jet carrying 90 people when both aircraft came to a complete stop.
As punishment, the CAAC has ordered CSA’s Dalian branch (to which the A319 and its crew belong) to cut operations by 5% over the next three months, while it will not consider any new route applications during the period.
Having said that, the CAAC also pointed fingers at Cheongju’s ATC, saying they did not use standard industry language.
Meanwhile, another incident involving a Mainland passenger plane occurred at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport last Saturday. The Japanese transport ministry has started an official inquiry into why an Air China A330-300 ignored Haneda ATC instructions calling for a go-around twice because another aircraft was still on the runway. The flight from Beijing landed safely.
