
JAL and Delta Aircraft Collision in Seattle
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced administrative sanctions suspending aviation duties to two Japan Airlines (JAL) pilots, following a delay incident on December 1st involving excessive alcohol consumption by both the captain and co-pilot of Flight JL774 from Melbourne to Tokyo/Narita.
Both pilots engaged in alcohol consumption significantly exceeding the amount stipulated by operational regulations and attempted to conceal this by providing false information to the company. The flight was delayed by 3 hours and 11 minutes.
Based on Article 30 of the Aeronautics Act, the captain was suspended from aviation duties for 180 days, and the co-pilot for 210 days.