Safety Events, etc.
Administrative Dispositions and Administrative Guidance
Administrative Disposition
Issued to business operators when the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) deems it necessary to secure safe transportation. Article 112 (Business Improvement Order), Article 113 -2 - (3) (Rescission of permission for entrustment of management of business and order to improve management of entrusted business) and Article 119 (Suspension of Business and Cancellation of License) of the Civil Aeronautics Act fall under this category.
Administrative Guidance
Issued to business operators when requested by the MLIT to improve their operations, even in cases that do not apply to an Administrative Disposition. A Business Improvement Advisory and Administrative Warning fall under this category.
FY2025
- May 9, 2025 Administrative Warning to Spring Japan.
Administrative Warning
On May 9, 2025, Spring Japan received an Administrative Warning from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) for an alcohol-related incident involving one of our pilots on Cargo flight IJ444 (from Kitakyushu Airport to Haneda Airport) operated by Spring Japan (SJO) that occurred on March 18, 2025. We deeply apologize for any inconvenience and concerns caused to our customers and all relevant parties.
In this case, the flight departed after confirming that the cockpit crew's blood alcohol level was 0.00mg/l. However, the cockpit crew was found to have consumed alcohol in violation of the alcohol consumption limit stipulated in the regulations, and attempted to conceal the violation by providing an unreasonable explanation, and other inappropriate behavior by the cockpit crew and problems with Spring Japan's alcohol testing system were pointed out.
We take the loss of trust from our customers and stakeholders very seriously, and the entire group is committed to preventing a recurrence.
Aircraft Accident
Fatal or serious injury of an person as a result of the operation of an aircraft, or an aircraft crash, collision or fire, as classified by the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT).
FY2025
Zero aircraft accident
Serious Incident
An incident involving circumstances indicating that there was a high probability of an accident, such as overrunning, emergency evacuation, fire or smoke inside the cabin and abnormal depressurization, encountering abnormal weather conditions, etc, as classified by the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT).
FY2025
Zero serious incident
Safety Events
Article 111-4 of the Civil Aeronautics Act and Article 221-2-3 and 4 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Civil Aeronautics Act mandate reporting to the MLIT, and the following situations are applicable. Accidents specified in each item of Article 76 (1) of the Civil Aeronautics Act and situations (serious incident) in Article 76 (2) of the Act do not fall under this category. Generally speaking, they do not immediately lead to an aircraft accident.
Classification of Safety Events and Examples
- System problems [Example] Engine trouble, communications/electric system problems
- Problems with emergency equipment [Example] Malfunction of fire and smoke detectors
- Flight operations exceeding operating limitations [Example] Operations in exceedance of speed limits
- Rapid maneuvering according to instructions from warning equipment [Example] Operation according to instructions from the Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS)
In FY2023, 282 safety events occurred. For details, refer to JAL Group Safety Report.
