Just a few days after a United Airlines Boeing 757-200 had to return to Newark for a mechanical emergency, a Fed-Ex Boeing 767-3S2F returned immediately after takeoff as an engine burst into flames.
FedEx plane engine explodes in fire after Newark takeoff — prompting emergency landing
A FedEx plane’s engine suddenly burst into flames shortly after taking off from Newark Airport Saturday morning — prompting an emergency landing as onlookers watched in horror.
Wild video showed the Boeing 767-3S2F racing back to the tarmac as flames spewed from the right engine around 8 a.m. The blaze reached several feet tall.
Two Port Authority fire trucks raced toward the plane as it landed and extinguished the flames.
The National Transportation Safety Board said later Saturday it opened an investigation into the incident.
The sudden ignition was caused by a bird strike, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and FedEx.
“FedEx Flight 3609 from Newark to Indianapolis experienced a bird strike during takeoff. Our crew declared an emergency and returned safely to Newark. We are thankful for the quick actions of our crew and first responders,” a FedEx representative told The Post.The jet was forced to land at 8:07 a.m., just nine minutes after takeoff, flight data showed.
The extent of the damage was not clear, but the plane was cleared to make its journey to Indiana at 9:30 a.m., according to Flight Aware.
On Tuesday, a Southwest plane narrowly avoided a disastrous collision at Chicago Midway Airport when a private jet rolled across the runway.
Just one day earlier, a Delta Air Lines flight bound for South Carolina was forced to return to Atlanta on Monday morning when “haze” and smoke filled the cabin — the second such incident in as many days.
Seemingly increasing airplane hazards are garnering extra attention after last month’s tragic crash over the Potomac River.
All 67 people were killed when a Black Hawk helicopter collided midair with a commercial plane that was largely filled with young competitive figure skaters and their parents.
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Boeing's 8-day trip to space is now 8 months long
- Thanks Joe
SpaceX mission to bring stranded astronauts back home postponed
SpaceX postponed a mission to bring astronauts who have been stuck on the International Space Station back to earth on Wednesday. The postponement was due to an issue with the hydraulic system on the launch side and not an issue with the spacecraft, SpaceX said.
12th March, 2025
France24
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SpaceX finally launched on Friday, 14th of March. The Boeing astronauts should be back on Earth next week.
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Meanwhile, on the 13th of March...
Passengers evacuate onto wing of American Airlines plane after engine catches fire at Denver airport
"Nerve-wrecking, terrifying and horrific."
That is how one witness described her experience getting off an American Airlines flight that caught fire after it was forced to make an emergency landing in Colorado.
Some of the 172 passengers travelling on the flight bound for Dallas were seen standing on the plane's wing after it touched down in Denver, with large plumes of smoke encircling around them.
Everyone on board, including six crew members, made it out of the plane alive, with 12 passengers treated at hospital for minor injuries, according to airport officials.
One of those passengers, Michele Woods, told CBS News, the BBC's US partner, how everything about the flight seemed normal at take off.
It was not until they were cruising in the air that she noticed a loud noise reverberating from one of the plane's engines.
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) later confirmed the plane diverted to Denver at around 17:15 local time (23:15 GMT) after the crew reported "engine vibrations".
But even when the plane landed, passengers soon realised they were still far from safety.
"Everything was fine but then there was smoke filling the cabin," said Ms Woods, who was returning home after attending a trade show in Colorado.
Seated at the front of the plane, she explained how she was one of the few in a position where they were able to walk off the plane once it had touched down.
Other passengers, as now viral images of huddled people standing on the wing of a smoking plane show, did not have as straightforward an escape.
Ingrid Hibbit, who was travelling on flight 1006 with her husband and daughter, was one of the unfortunate few forced out onto the wing before she could reconnect with her family on the ground.
"[You could see] flames from the window and the windows [were] kind of melting," Ms Hibbit told CBS. Dismounting from the plane proved to be a difficult task - not helped, she pointed out, by being dressed in Birkenstock sandals.
"I was like shaking, I was not stable," she admitted.
Adding to her already fever-pitch anxieties was the fact neither she, nor any member of her family, were seated in the same section of the plane. They could communicate only through text messages.
"I was hoping everything was okay, but we really didn't know for sure," she said, adding that despite the ordeal lasting only 10 minutes, "it was a very long 10 minutes".
"It was a really great feeling to see that everyone was okay."
She and her family finally touched down at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on Friday morning, along with several of the other passengers.
Relief, she said, had swept through the group, particularly after an "exhausting" episode that had overshadowed the start of their family holiday.
"If this would've happened in the air, I don't think we would be telling this story at all, because who knows what that would've been like," she said. "I'm grateful that everyone survived."
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