Airbus regrets to confirm that an A-350/900 aircraft operated by Japan Airlines was involved in an accident during flight JAL516 from Sapporo New Chitose Airport to Haneda International Airport shortly after 17:47 (local time) on 02 January 2024. All 367 passengers and 12 crewmembers on-board evacuated the aircraft.
 
 The A-350 collided with a DHC-8 airplane at landing in Haneda. The Japanese authorities have since confirmed that sadly five of the six people on board the DHC-8 did not survive. The exact circumstances of the event are still unknown.
 
 The aircraft involved in the accident, registered under the number JA13XJ, was MSN 538, delivered to Japan Airlines from the production line on 10 November 2021. It was powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines.
 
 In line with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Annex 13 recommendations, the company will provide technical assistance to the Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses (BEA) of France and to the Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB) in charge of the investigation. For this purpose, the industry is presently dispatching a team of specialists to assist the Authorities.
 
 Further updates will be provided as soon as consolidated information is available and Airbus is authorised to release them.
 
Concerns and sympathy go to the families, friends and loved ones affected by the accident.

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