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United Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft spotted flying on final approach for landing at London Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner wide body passenger airplane has the registration tail number N26970 and is powered by 2x GE Genx-1b74/75 jet engines. United is a major US airline carrier with headquarters and main hub base at Chicago, USA with a fleet of 967 planes ranking on of the largest airlines in the world, member of Star Alliance aviation group. The airliner arrives from Los Angeles LAX as flight UA923. London, England, UK on September 2024 (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

United Passenger Dies After Terrifying Midflight Emergency

The Tokyo-to-Denver flight diverted as fellow passengers fought to save the man.

Tom Latchem

Traveler Busted By Customs For Wild Discovery in Suitcase

The haul included several protected species, each worth hundreds of dollars on the black market.

Leigh Kimmins

All Nippon Airways

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Passengers Take 14-Hour Flight to Nowhere After Engine Scare

More than six hours into the journey from Japan to Germany, the flight was forced to turn around and head back to Haneda Airport.

Isabel van Brugen

This photo taken on August 1, 2024 shows Rokurou Yui, president of book review site All Reviews and president of three shelf-sharing bookstores, working at his bookstore in Tokyo's Kanda Jimbocho district, one of the world's largest "booktowns". There is a growing kind of bookshop in Japan where anyone wanting to sell their tomes can rent a shelf. The concept brings back the joy of browsing real books to communities where many bookstores have shut, and gives readers more eclectic choices than those suggested by algorithms on online sellers, its proponents say. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) / TO GO WITH Japan-lifestyle-books,FOCUS by Kyoko HASEGAWA

BOOKISH GETAWAY

Tokyo Takes First in ‘World’s Coolest Neighborhood’ Ranking

The annual ranking had neighborhoods in Belgium and Brazil following in the lead.

Annie Bang

OSAKA, JAPAN - 2023/07/06: An All Nippon Airways (ANA) Airbus 321 taking off from Osaka Kansai. All Nippon Airways, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, is a prominent Japanese airline. ANA provides air travel services to various domestic and international destinations, boasting a workforce of over 20,000 employees. (Photo by Fabrizio Gandolfo/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Man Restrained After Attempt to Open Airplane Door Mid-Air

The man “crawled over” other passengers during the Houston-bound flight.

Emell Derra Adolphus

Olympic gold medalist Kyle Snyder pleads guilty in prostitution case.

US Olympic Gold Medalist Enters Plea in Prostitution Case

The wrestling star was one of 16 people arrested in a sting operation earlier this month.

Jasmine Venet