Parked Japan Airlines 737 Rotated 90 Degrees Due to High Winds

On the evening of April 13th, a Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800 parked on the Tarmac at Tokyo-Narita International Airport rotated 90 degrees clockwise due to high winds. Consequentially the tip of the left-wing contacted the boarding bridge, suffering damages. It should be noted that an empty 737-800 weights around 41 tonnes. The aircraft, with registration JA310J, made her last flight from Osaka to Tokyo on April 5th and since then has been parked on Terminal 2 of Narita Airport. At … Continue reading Parked Japan Airlines 737 Rotated 90 Degrees Due to High Winds