The 2001 Japan Airlines mid-air incident occurred on January 31, 2001, when Japan Airlines flight 907 (JA8904), a Boeing 747-400 en route from Tokyo International Airport to Naha International Airport, nearly collided with Japan Airlines flight 958 (JA8546), a McDonnell-Douglas DC-10-40, which was en route from Gimhae International Airport to Narita International Airport.
The incident was attributed to errors made by air traffic controller trainee Hideki Hachitani (蜂谷 秀樹, Hachitani Hideki?) and trainee supervisor Yasuko Momii (籾井 康子, Momii Yasuko?). The incident caused Japanese authorities to call upon the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to take measures to prevent similar incidents from occurring.
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