FedEx Plane Crash Lands at Tokyo’s Narita, Kills Two
March 23 (Bloomberg) -- A FedEx Corp. cargo aircraft crashed on landing at Tokyo’s Narita airport in strong winds, bursting into flames and killing two pilots on board.
The Boeing Co. MD-11 was coming from Guangzhou, China, and crashed at 6:49 a.m. local time, according to the Japanese transport ministry. Americans Kevin Kyle Mosley, 54, and Anthony Stephen Pino, 49, were piloting the aircraft, the ministry said.
Japan Airlines Corp. and All Nippon Airways Co., the nation’s largest carriers, canceled a total of 38 flights after the airport closed the longer of its two runways. Planes are still operating on the second landing strip, according to airport spokesman Masaru Fujisaki.
“Our focus is on doing everything we can to assist those involved at this difficult time,” Memphis, Tennessee-based FedEx said in a statement received by e-mail. “The loss pains all of us.”
The transport ministry sent six people to investigate the crash, the first fatal accident at Narita, the nation’s busiest international airport, the ministry said.
Japan Air canceled 27 passenger flights and two cargo services, according to a faxed statement. All Nippon canceled nine flights, it said in a statement.
FedEx, the second-largest U.S. parcel-shipping service, had 58 MD-11s in its fleet as of November, according to the company’s Web site.
The MD-11 model was produced by Boeing’s McDonnell Douglas division between 1990 and 2001 when the model was discontinued, according to the Chicago-based planemaker’s Web site. Boeing acquired McDonnell Douglas Corp. in 1997.
Flight before the crash in its glory days.
March 23 (Bloomberg) -- A FedEx Corp. cargo aircraft crashed on landing at Tokyo’s Narita airport in strong winds, bursting into flames and killing two pilots on board.
The Boeing Co. MD-11 was coming from Guangzhou, China, and crashed at 6:49 a.m. local time, according to the Japanese transport ministry. Americans Kevin Kyle Mosley, 54, and Anthony Stephen Pino, 49, were piloting the aircraft, the ministry said.
Japan Airlines Corp. and All Nippon Airways Co., the nation’s largest carriers, canceled a total of 38 flights after the airport closed the longer of its two runways. Planes are still operating on the second landing strip, according to airport spokesman Masaru Fujisaki.
“Our focus is on doing everything we can to assist those involved at this difficult time,” Memphis, Tennessee-based FedEx said in a statement received by e-mail. “The loss pains all of us.”
The transport ministry sent six people to investigate the crash, the first fatal accident at Narita, the nation’s busiest international airport, the ministry said.
Japan Air canceled 27 passenger flights and two cargo services, according to a faxed statement. All Nippon canceled nine flights, it said in a statement.
FedEx, the second-largest U.S. parcel-shipping service, had 58 MD-11s in its fleet as of November, according to the company’s Web site.
The MD-11 model was produced by Boeing’s McDonnell Douglas division between 1990 and 2001 when the model was discontinued, according to the Chicago-based planemaker’s Web site. Boeing acquired McDonnell Douglas Corp. in 1997.
Flight before the crash in its glory days.
