Safety Promotion Center
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The {{nihongo|Japan Airlines Safety Promotion Center|日本航空安全啓発センター|Nihon Kōkū Anzai Keihatsu Sentā"[http://www.jal.com/ja/safety/center/center.html 安全啓発センター] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100927050903/http://www.jal.com/ja/safety/center/center.html |date=2010-09-27 }}." Japan Airlines. Retrieved on August 18, 2010. ([http://www.jal.com/ja/safety/center/img/map.jpg Direct map link] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081117063231/http://www.jal.com/ja/safety/center/img/map.jpg |date=2008-11-17 }})}} is a museum and educational center operated by Japan Airlines to promote airline safety. It is located on the grounds of Tokyo International Airport in Ota, Tokyo, Japan."[http://www.jal.com/en/safety/center/center.html Safety Promotion Center] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501100857/http://www.jal.com/en/safety/center/center.html |date=2008-05-01 }}." Japan Airlines. Retrieved on August 18, 2010. The center estimates that its facility is within two minutes walking distance from the Tokyo Monorail Shin Seibijō Station.
A major objective of the Safety Promotion Center is to establish safety awareness among JAL Group staff.[http://www.jal.com/en/safety/center/center.html All About the JAL Group - Safety Operations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501100857/http://www.jal.com/en/safety/center/center.html |date=2008-05-01 }} The main exhibits of the center explain the events leading to the crash of Japan Air Lines Flight 123 in 1985, which used a Boeing 747.{{Cite web |url=http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-5564445/JAL-s-Safety-Promotion-Center.html |title=JAL's Safety Promotion Center with 1985 jet wreckage opens. Industry & Business Article - Research, News, Information, Contacts, Divisions, Subsidiaries, Business Associations |access-date=1 December 2007 |archive-date=19 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319223032/http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-5564445/JAL-s-Safety-Promotion-Center.html |url-status=dead }}
History
In 1985, Japan Air Lines Flight 123, a flight from Tokyo International Airport (informally called Haneda Airport) to Osaka International Airport (also known as Itami Airport), crashed into Mount Takamagahara."Last Minutes of JAL 123," TIME. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070626130620/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1074738-5,00.html 5]. The accident was the deadliest involving a single aircraft.{{cite magazine| url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1074738-1,00.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630000315/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1074738-1,00.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=June 30, 2007 | magazine=Time | title=Disasters: Last Minutes of JAL 123 | date=June 21, 2005 | accessdate=May 23, 2010 | first=Ed | last=Magnuson}} The crash was eventually attributed to an improper repair in the rear bulkhead seven years earlier, leading to catastrophic structural failure.[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19850812-1 ASN Aircraft accident description Boeing 747SR-46 JA8119 - Ueno]
A five-member panel of external safety experts was established by Japan Airlines in 2005, the 20th anniversary of the crash of JAL 123, to brainstorm ideas to prevent future air disasters. Chaired by Kunio Yanagida, a well-known writer specializing in scientific, aviation, and crisis management topics, the panel recommended the creation of the center.{{cite news| url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06208/709077-82.stm | work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | title=Japan Airlines exhibits contrition for '85 crash | first=Bruce | last=Stanley | date=July 27, 2006}}
The center opened in 2006.[http://press.jal.co.jp/en/release/200604/000485.html Apr 19, 2006 JAL Opens Safety Promotion Center To Promote Safety Awareness] Yutaka Kanasaki was the founding director. One of the main objectives of the center is to establish safety awareness among Japan Airlines employees. In 2013, the center moved from its original location on the second floor of the {{nihongo|Daini Sogo Building|第二綜合ビル|Daini Sōgō Biru}} near Seibijō Station to its current location beside Shin Seibijō Station.{{Cite web |date=2013-12-10 |title=日航ジャンボ機事故、展示施設が移転・再開 安全へ誓い新た |url=https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDG0905P_Q3A211C1CC0000/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=日本経済新聞 |language=ja}}
Access
The center is located the JAL Maintenance Center 1 near Haneda Airport, reachable by the Shin Seibijō Station on the Tokyo Monorail Haneda Airport Line. It is open to the public, but reservations are necessary.{{cite web |title=For Visitors of Safety Promotion Center |url=http://www.jal.com/en/flight/safety/center/visit.html |website=www.jal.com |publisher=Japan Airlines |access-date=5 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327063709/https://www.jal.com/en/safety/center/visit.html |archive-date=Mar 27, 2023 |language=en |url-status=live}}
Exhibits
Wreckage from the aft fuselage, the cockpit voice recorder, newspaper reports of the accident, and photographs of the crash site are on display at the center. Owing to the amount of time the aircraft remained in the air after being crippled, a number of passengers chose to write farewell letters. Some of these letters are also on display. The center also has displays about other Japan Airlines accidents, as well as other historical aviation accidents. The center occupies {{convert|622|sqm|sqft|sp=us}} of floor space.
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External links
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- [http://www.jal.com/en/safety/center/ Safety Promotion Center] - Japan Airlines {{in lang|en}}
- [http://www.jal.com/ja/safety/center/ Safety Promotion Center] - Japan Airlines {{in lang|ja}}
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Category:Aerospace museums in Japan
Category:Museums established in 2006