Airlines sometimes turn their planes around and fly thousands of miles home when they have problems. Here's why.

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A British Airways plane is taxiing to take-off as a United Airlines plane lands at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, California, United States on September 15, 2022.
Jets operated by British Airways and United Airlines.

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Chinese EV makers are hit with new EU tariffs

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BYD has rapidly become one of the world's largest EV companies, briefly overtaking Tesla earlier this year.

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Elon Musk's $55 billion Tesla payday reckoning is almost here

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Tesla is seeking to reinstate Elon Musk's $55 billion pay package.

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Kia says hybrids aren't a threat to EVs but are the perfect gateway to electrification

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The Kia Sorento Hybrid.

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Tesla appears to be ramping up hiring again

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Tesla's supercharger team was the biggest casualty of the company's sweeping layoffs.

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An Austrian Airlines plane had its windscreen shattered and nose cone torn off after flying through a thunderstorm

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Austrian Airlines said flight OS434 was travelling from Palma de Mallorca, Spain, to Vienna on Sunday when it was
Austrian Airlines said flight OS434 was travelling from Palma de Mallorca, Spain, to Vienna on Sunday when it was "caught in a thunderstorm cell."

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Another Tesla shareholder came out against Elon Musk's multibillion-dollar pay package, saying the billionaire should 'focus on going to Mars'

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

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Elon Musk threatens to ban iPhones and MacBooks at his companies after Apple announces OpenAI partnership

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Elon Musk threatened to ban Apple devices at his companies due to the iPhone company's partnership with ChatGPT maker OpenAI.

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An activist investor with a new $1.9 billion stake in Southwest is calling for big changes at the airline

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Southwest's stock price has struggled since the pandemic started. Elliott Investment Management says its proposed changes could push shares 77% higher.

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A Boeing 737 was only 10 feet off the ground as it cleared the runway when a software glitch meant it didn't have enough thrust

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A Tui Airways plane in the air.
A TUI Airways Boeing 737.

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