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An All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight had to return to Tokyo after an American passenger bit a flight attendant.
CABIN PRESSURE

U.S. Passenger Bites Flight Attendant, Jet Returns to Tokyo

The man reportedly told cops he’d taken a sleeping pill and doesn’t remember what happened.

Dan Ladden-Hall

An All Nippon Airways (ANA) domestic flight had left the city of Sapporo en route to Toyama, before turning around for an emergency landing on Saturday.
‘PRETTY DANGEROUS’

Window on Boeing 737 Cracks During Flight in Japan

The plane was forced to return to its point of departure.

Edith Olmsted

An All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner airplane flies after a ceremony at Haneda airport in Tokyo August 4, 2014.
CLEAR FOR TAKEOFF

Airline Glitch Sells Business Class Tickets to NYC for $550

The company said it will honor the price for those who acted quickly enough to get it.

Dan Ladden-Hall

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IN-FIGHT ENTERTAINMENT

Video: Air Passenger Attacks Another

As if the world needed more airline drama.

Hayley Jones

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Charged Issue

Lithium-Ion Batteries Aren’t Safe to Fly

They have a history of overheating and can’t be stopped by fire suppressants on planes—and thousands of pounds’ worth were aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

Clive Irving

articles/2014/03/21/the-secret-far-deep-hunt-for-mh370/140321-irving-search-mh370_jrmjgt
SPY GAMES

Was MH370 Carrying Killer Cargo?

Malaysia admitted lithium-ion batteries that have spontaneously exploded on other flights were being carried on the missing plane.

Clive Irving

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Clueless in Kuala Lumpur

Don’t Blame Flight 370's Pilots

Malaysian leaders have turned the airmen into scapegoats without a single fact. Meanwhile, the government’s culpability in the loss of 239 people grows.

Clive Irving

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Asiana Trainee?

The Pilots’ Warning

Aviation expert Clive Irving on the man who crash-landed the Asiana jet—and the warning he triggered.

Clive Irving

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787 Fail

Boeing Won’t Budge

Boeing’s competitors say there’s no way they’d use the lithium-ion battery troubling the company’s new airliner. By Clive Irving.

Clive Irving

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Smoking Gun

787 Report Points to Battery Risk

Why did a Dreamliner battery explode? Clive Irving reports on a new NTSB report analyzing the risks.

Clive Irving

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Exclusive

Boeing’s Dashed Flight Plan

Boeing was pushing regulators to get the Dreamliner fast-tracked for longer flights.

Clive Irving

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