A. Accident Prevention
Flight Safety is indispensable for the sound development of airline industry. Even in
the changing economic structure of the past, stagnant growth in passengers was the result
of increased air fares and accidents. If another large aircraft accident is to occur, the
overall demand by passengers will be affected, and it will not just be limited to the
airline in question as proven by history.
In the collision accident at Tenerife Airport between Pan American and KLM, the flight
engineer's questioning of whether Pan Am had cleared the runway was recorded in the voice
recorder. rrhe tragic accident occurred because the flight engineer's question was
ignored. However, there are many examples in similar situations where accidents have been
prevented; many crew members have e3(Perienced such instances in their daily operation. It
is clear in the"JAL SAFETY REPORTS", various questionaires and Captain Reports
that the presence of the third crew member has prevented many serious incidents and
accidents.