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A United Airlines Boeing 777-222(ER) takes off from Barcelona-El Prat Airport in Barcelona, Spain, on August 27, 2025. (Photo by Joan Valls/Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
TURNAROUND TIME

United Flight Forced to Turn Around After Engine Caught Fire

The Boeing 777, bound for Tokyo, lost power in one of its engines.

Ethan Cotler

Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 777
GRISLY

WATCH: Jet Plows Through Flock of Birds in Hellish Scene

The jet had only been in the air a few seconds.

Harry Thompson

An Air China Boeing 777-300 ER plane prepares for landing at the Capital International airport in Beijing on October 22, 2024.
SURPRISE DETOUR

London Flight With Over 200 Aboard Forced to Land in Russia

The Boeing 777 experienced engine failure before the emergency stop in Siberia.

Ethan Cotler

United Airlines Boeing wide body 777-200 aircraft as seen during take off
OFF COURSE

Hundreds of United Passengers Stranded for Day on Island

The Boeing 777 flight to Dublin took off from Newark, New Jersey, on Thursday—and didn’t land in Ireland until Sunday.

Leigh Kimmins

The Singapore Airlines airplane that performed an emergency landing in Bangkok due to severe turbulence is seen at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 22, 2024.
CHAOS IN THE SKY

G-Force Changes Tossed Victims Around on Nightmare Flight

A preliminary investigation found that Singapore Airliens passengers and crew were injured after a 178-foot altitude drop over the span of 4.6 seconds.

Allison Quinn

A photo of a United Airlines plane on the tarmac.
HARROWING

Family Sues United Airlines After Nightmare Near-Crash

The Maltz family says the incident nearly killed three generations of their kin in one fell swoop.

Justin Rohrlich

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A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner from Qatar Airways is landing at Barcelona Airport.
ANOTHER ONE

FAA Probing Yet Another Boeing Whistleblower’s Claims: NYT

A former engineer claimed that Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner and 777 jets had structural issues that put their fuselages at risk of breaking apart mid-flight after repeated use.

Brett Bachman

A United Airlines flight between Frankfurt and San Francisco turned back after one of the Boeing 777’s toilets began overflowing, reports say.
‘MAINTENANCE ISSUE’

United Airlines Flight Turns Back Due to Overflowing Toilet

The contents of the Boeing 777’s waste tank spilled into the passenger cabin, according to a report.

Dan Ladden-Hall

An American Airlines Boeing 777 made an emergency landing in Los Angeles after the pilot reported a “possible mechanical issue.”
‘MECHANICAL ISSUE’

American Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing in L.A.

It comes a week after a separate incident involving the same type of Boeing jet.

Dan Ladden-Hall

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WORRISOME

FAA Orders Boeing 777 Inspections After Viral Engine Failure

The plane—which first flew in 1994—sent debris cascading down to the ground of the Denver suburb of Broomfield on Saturday.

Arya Hodjat

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FLYING HIGH

Boeing Completes Maiden Voyage of Massive 777X Jetliner

The troubled company celebrated the successful flight of what is now the world’s largest twin-engined passenger jetliner.

Barbie Latza Nadeau

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