U.S.
FedEx cargo plane catches fire after bird strike, makes emergency landing
By Craig Nigrelli (Reporter), Emma Stoltzfus (Video Editor), Alex Delia (Senior Managing Editor)
- A FedEx cargo plane had to make an emergency landing over the weekend after it struck a bird and caught fire near Newark International Airport. There were no injuries.
- Reports indicate air traffic was briefly halted because of the emergency landing.
- The Trump administration has vowed to hire more air traffic controllers and upgrade technology in towers after a recent string of airplane tragedies and emergencies.
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March started with another in-flight emergency, this time, in the skies near Newark, New Jersey. A cargo plane was forced to make an emergency landing after hitting a bird on Saturday, March 1.
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Bias Summary
- A FedEx plane made an emergency landing at Newark Airport after a birdstrike caused an engine fire during takeoff.
- The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey confirmed the birdstrike, and FedEx reported no injuries from the incident.
- Footage shows the plane landing with a fireball visible on its wing, occurring around 8 am local time.
- This incident is part of a series of aviation events in the U.S. this week, including other aircraft emergencies.
- No summary available because of a lack of coverage.
- A FedEx cargo plane experienced an engine fire due to a bird strike and made an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport, with all three occupants safe, according to Lenis Valens, a spokesperson for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
- The fire was contained to the engine, and there were no reported injuries among the three people on board, Valens stated.
- The Federal Aviation Administration announced it will investigate the incident, describing the damage caused by the bird strike to one of the plane's engines.
- A spokesperson for FedEx commended the professionalism of the crew, stating they declared an emergency and returned safely after engine damage.
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What happened to the plane?
A FedEx plane hit a bird and caught fire on Saturday morning shortly after takeoff. According to the Federal Aviation Administration website, “FedEx Flight 3609 safely returned to Newark Liberty International Airport around 8 a.m. local time on Saturday, March 1, after striking a bird while departing. The strike damaged one of the Boeing 767’s engines. The flight was headed to Indianapolis. The FAA will investigate.”
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Were there any interruptions on the ground?
Reports indicate that airport managers briefly halted air traffic as a precaution. Some bystanders captured the incident on their phones and posted pictures of the plane, in the air, on social media.
What are the others aviation disasters or emergencies this year?
The aviation industry has been under intense scrutiny since the start of the new year. An American Airlines flight traveling from Wichita to Washington D.C. collided with a Black Hawk helicopter in mid-air near Reagan National Airport in late January. Sixty-seven people died when both aircraft plunged into the Potomac River.
A few days later, a small medical transport plane crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood. Six people on the plane died and one person on the ground was killed. There have been two deadly plane crashes in Arizona and one in Alaska since then, as well.
How does the government plan to address this trend?
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy recently vowed that the federal government would increase spending on hiring more air traffic controllers and upgrading the technology in the towers.
[Craig Nigrelli]
YET ANOTHER AIRPLANE EMERGENCY, THIS TIME IN THE SKIES NEAR NEWARK, NEW JERSEY OVER THE WEEKEND.
A FexEx CARGO PLANE HIT A BIRD AND CAUGHT FIRE ON SATURDAY MORNING, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PLANE MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, QUOTE “FedEx Flight 3609 safely returned to Newark Liberty International Airport around 8 a.m. local time on Saturday, March 1, after striking a bird while departing. The strike damaged one of the Boeing 767’s engines. The flight was headed to Indianapolis. The FAA will investigate.”
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT AIRPORT MANAGERS BRIEFLY HALTED AIR TRAFFIC AS A PRECAUTION.
BYSTANDERS CAPTURED THE INCIDENT AND POSTED PICTURES OF THE PLANE IN THE AIR.
THE AVIATION INDUSTRY HAS BEEN UNDER INTENSE SCRUTINY SINCE THE START OF THE NEW YEAR. AN AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT, FROM WICHITA TO WASHINGTON D.C, COLLIDED WITH A BLACK HAWK HELICOPTER IN MID-AIR NEAR REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT IN LATE JANUARY. 67 PEOPLE DIED WHEN BOTH AIRCRAFT, PLUNGED INTO THE POTOMAC RIVER.
A FEW DAYS LATER, A SMALL MEDICAL TRANSPORT PLANE CRASHED INTO A PHILADELPHIA NEIGHBORHOOD. SIX PEOPLE ON THE PLANE DIED AND ONE PERSON ON THE GROUND WAS KILLED.
THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN TWO SMALL PLANE CRASHES IN ARIZONA resulting in 3 deaths, AS WELL AS A DEADLY CRASH IN ALASKA, SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.
TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY SEAN DUFFY RECENTLY TRAVELLED TO THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER ACADEMY IN OKLAHOMA AND VOWED THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL SPEND MORE MONEY TO HIRE ADDITIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AND BEEF-UP TECHNOLOGY IN THE TOWERS. FOR MORE UNBIASED UPDATES, DOWNLOAD THE STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS APP.
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Bias Summary
- A FedEx plane made an emergency landing at Newark Airport after a birdstrike caused an engine fire during takeoff.
- The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey confirmed the birdstrike, and FedEx reported no injuries from the incident.
- Footage shows the plane landing with a fireball visible on its wing, occurring around 8 am local time.
- This incident is part of a series of aviation events in the U.S. this week, including other aircraft emergencies.
- No summary available because of a lack of coverage.
- A FedEx cargo plane experienced an engine fire due to a bird strike and made an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport, with all three occupants safe, according to Lenis Valens, a spokesperson for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
- The fire was contained to the engine, and there were no reported injuries among the three people on board, Valens stated.
- The Federal Aviation Administration announced it will investigate the incident, describing the damage caused by the bird strike to one of the plane's engines.
- A spokesperson for FedEx commended the professionalism of the crew, stating they declared an emergency and returned safely after engine damage.
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Last Updated
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