A Fedex Boeing 767 cargo plane carried out an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport on Saturday after a bird strike caused engine fire during take -off, officials said.
The plane, bound for Memphis, said an emergency shortly after departure and returned to the airport.
No injury has been reported, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
“Our B767 crew said an emergency and has returned safely to Newark (after) dealing with damage caused by the resulting engine, including engine fire,” said Fedex in a statement, praising the professionalism of the pilots.
The fire was contained in the engine and the crew followed the standard emergency procedures, said a spokesperson for the port authority.
The National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation into the incident.
The aeronautical industry recently had to face several important accidents that have raised concerns about the safety of air travel.
A notable incident involved Delta Air Lines flight 4819, which has achieved an accident in Toronto, Canada, led to 18 passengers injury.
In response, Delta offered each passenger compensation of $ 30,000, a decision that legal experts advised to accept without renouncing the right of new complaints.
Another tragic event was the Jeju Air Flight 2216 crash at Muan International Airport in South Korea.
The plane suffered a bird strike during its approach, leading to a dysfunction of the hydraulic system controlling the landing gear.
Despite the efforts of the pilots to make an emergency landing, the plane crashed, resulting in the loss of 174 lives.
Surveys have revealed that Muan airport had the highest bird strike rate among South Korean regional airports, highlighting the need to improve fauna management in aerodromes.
In the United States, a series of accidents ended a sequence of 15 years of air security. An outdoor collision between a passenger plane and a Black Hawk helicopter of the US military resulted in 67 deaths.
Experts assigned these incidents to factors such as a shortage of air controllers, a significant reduction in pilots due to retirement and changes related to the pandemic, and increased demand for air travel highlighting the system.
