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May 23, 2018
Japanese media outlet NHK World
is reporting that a Japanese air cargo operator
has been found to be negligent in reporting serious damages to its planes on multiple occasions.
The country’s transport ministry is examining these incidents.
Nippon Cargo Airlines is alleged to have sustained heavy damage
to its freighters in the United States twice,
last year and earlier this year.
The company flies B747 freighters.
In one case, the firm did not submit a report to the Japanese government.
In the other, the carrier is alleged to have given false details to make the damage appear less serious than it actually was,
claims the media outlet.
The transport ministry inspected the company’s headquarters at Narita Airport on Tuesday,
and checked maintenance and servicing records.
Sources close to the firm say
there were nine other cases in the last decade
in which serious damage or defects
were regarded as minor problems and went unreported.
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