Japan Airlines (JAL) reports it has turned around two of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners during flights due to technical problems. In one plane, one of the two anti-ice systems, designed to prevent ice buildup around the engine, failed on a Tokyo-bound flight that took off from San Diego. In another case, an electrical glitch made six toilets unusable during a flight from Moscow to Tokyo.
The 787 Dreamliner suffered a series of technical and safety problems in recent months.
In January, its entire fleet was temporarily grounded after a fire broke out on one of JAL's Dreamliners, and an All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight made an emergency landing because of a battery fault and a fire in one of the electrical compartments.
This week, JAL announced a $9.5 billion plane deal with Airbus, marking the first time the airline has agreed to buy Airbus planes.
