Word: haneda
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...count on. The Reagan Administration in addition hoped that the prod of the presidential visit would prompt some action on the serious trade disputes between the U.S. and Japan, and in that respect Reagan could claim some accomplishment before Air Force One even landed at Tokyo's Haneda Airport. In advance of the trip, Japan agreed to a fourth year of restrictions on exports of autos to the U.S. They will be held to 1,850,000 in the twelve months beginning next April 1, a bit more than the 1,650,000 a year provided under the expiring...
...reported fears proved tragically prophetic. On Feb. 9, as Flight 350 approached Tokyo's Haneda Airport, Katagiri apparently threw two of the four engines into reverse, causing the plane to plunge into Tokyo Bay some 300 yds. short of the runway. Of 174 passengers and crew aboard the Japan Air Lines DC-8 bound from Fukuoka, 24 people died. Police claimed last week that Katagiri told them he felt ill the morning of the flight. Said he: "After I switched from auto to manual operation just before landing, I felt nausea, then an inexplicable feeling of terror, and completely...
...from Los Angeles, finally touched down on the runway early last week. Within two days all 33 airlines that will use Narita had moved into their terminal quarters, and an average of 150 flights a day were landing and taking off at the new facility, which replaces the older Haneda airport across Tokyo...
...Tokyo International Airport at Narita, 40 miles northeast of the capital. The 114 shops and restaurants and nine banks in the terminal complex were polished and ready for business. The 32 airlines that would use the new facility prepared to switch 150 flights a day from older, overtaxed Haneda airport across Tokyo Bay. In a nation where tradition and superstition still count as much as technology, a taian, or auspicious day, had even been determined for the dedication last week...
...make matters worse, airlines are resentful because they must pay airport fees that are 30% higher than those at Haneda. They also worry about flight safety. Narita has only one 13,000-foot runway, which is periodically subjected to severe crosswinds. Even the jet-fuel handling system has been complicated by the disorders. Unable to acquire land for an underground pipeline, airport managers must transport fuel by railroad tank car. Because the protestors have tried to blow up at least one train, shipments move under heavy police guard...