A FedEx Boeing 767 cargo plane experienced a bird strike during takeoff near Newark Airport, resulting in flames erupting from one wing. The crew safely returned to the airport, and no injuries were reported. The incident follows a series of recent aviation accidents and near-misses that have raised concerns about air travel safety.
A FedEx cargo plane was spotted engulfed in flames while flying near Newark Airport in New Jersey on Saturday morning. Numerous videos circulating on social media platforms captured the alarming sight of flames erupting from one of the aircraft's wings, a Boeing 767-3S2F. A spokesperson for FedEx confirmed to FOX Television Stations in an email statement that the flight had encountered a bird strike during its takeoff attempt.
'Our crew declared an emergency and safely returned to Newark,' the statement read. 'We are grateful for the swift actions of our crew and first responders.' Thankfully, there were no reported injuries. The flight was initially scheduled to travel to Indianapolis. This incident comes amidst heightened concerns about aviation safety following several high-profile accidents and near-misses in recent weeks. The tragic midair collision that claimed the lives of 67 people near Washington D.C. in January remains the most devastating event. Other incidents include a plane crash and subsequent flip upon landing in Toronto, a fiery plane crash in Philadelphia, a fatal plane crash in Alaska that resulted in 10 fatalities, and a collision between two small planes in Arizona. Adding to the unease, there was a harrowing incident this week in Chicago where a Southwest Airlines plane had to abort its landing to avoid colliding with another aircraft crossing the runway.President Donald Trump also contributed to these anxieties when, in January, he blamed the midair collision over Washington D.C. on the 'obsolete' air traffic control system used by airports and pledged to replace it. Despite these recent events, the track record of U.S. airlines remains remarkably safe. Fatal crashes receive intense media attention partly because they are exceedingly rare. The National Safety Council estimates that Americans have a 1-in-93 chance of dying in a motor vehicle crash, while deaths on airplanes are so infrequent that the odds cannot be accurately calculated. Data from the U.S. Department of Transportation corroborates this trend
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