{"id":2153623,"date":"2024-01-19T11:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T16:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/atlas-airs-boeing-cargo-plane-makes-emergency-landing-after-engine-malfunction\/"},"modified":"2024-01-19T11:11:33","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T16:11:33","slug":"atlas-airs-boeing-cargo-plane-makes-emergency-landing-after-engine-malfunction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/atlas-airs-boeing-cargo-plane-makes-emergency-landing-after-engine-malfunction\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlas Air&#8217;s Boeing cargo plane makes emergency landing due to engine malfunction"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fatlas-airs-boeing-cargo-plane-makes-emergency-landing-after-engine-malfunction%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2153623&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Breaking News:<\/strong> Atlas Air Boeing 747-8 Cargo\u2063 Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Engine Malfunction<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">John W. Dietrich, president and CEO of\u2064 Atlas Air Worldwide, and Dave Calhoun, CEO of Boeing, converse \u2064on stage during the delivery\u200b of \u200cthe final 747 jet\u200d at\u2063 their plant in \u2064Everett, Washington, U.S. January 31, 2023. REUTERS\/David Ryder\/File Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>(Reuters) \u2013 In a dramatic turn of events, an Atlas Air Boeing 747-8 cargo plane with five crew \u200bmembers had to make an emergency landing at Miami International Airport (MIA) late Thursday. The plane experienced an engine malfunction shortly after takeoff, causing panic among passengers and onlookers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Videos\u2064 circulating on social media platform \u2063X captured \u2064the terrifying moment when flames\u2062 erupted from the left\u200b wing of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boeing-sued-by-alaska-airlines-passengers-over-door-plug-blowout\/\" title=\"Alaska Airlines passengers sue Boeing for door plug blowout\">aircraft mid-flight<\/a>. Miraculously, no injuries were \u2063reported, according to the airport \u2063authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Atlas\u2064 Air, the air-freight company, \u200bassured that the crew followed all safety protocols and successfully returned to MIA. \u200dAn inspection will be conducted\u200b to determine the cause of the engine malfunction.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that \u200cit will launch an investigation into the incident. Boeing, the manufacturer of the aircraft,\u200b has deferred comment to Atlas Air.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/plane-crash-kills-six-in-california\/\" title=\"Six people killed in California plane crash.\">ill-fated plane<\/a>, which is\u200c eight years\u2062 old,\u200d is equipped with \u200cfour General Electric GEnx engines, as stated on Boeing&#8217;s website. GE, \u2064the engine\u200d manufacturer, has not yet provided a\u200c comment.<\/p>\n<p>While engine failures are rare, \u200cthey can be extremely dangerous if rotating \u200bparts\u2062 breach the outer casing, resulting in an uncontained engine failure.<\/p>\n<p>This incident comes in the wake of two major jetliner\u2062 accidents\u2064 earlier this year. In January, an Airbus A350 passenger plane\u2062 operated by Japan Airlines collided with a Coast Guard aircraft in Tokyo, resulting\u200b in\u200d the tragic deaths of five crew members. Shortly after, \u2063a Boeing 737 MAX 9\u200d jet had to \u200bmake an emergency \u200blanding due to a \u200ccabin panel blowout, leading to the temporary grounding of 171 jets by the FAA for\u200d safety checks.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SNAG OCCURRED ON THE CLIMB<\/h4>\n<p>The ill-fated Atlas Air Flight 5Y095 was en route \u2063from Miami International Airport to San Juan, Puerto Rico on Thursday evening. The pilot made a distress call around 0333 GMT,\u2064 reporting an engine fire and requesting to return to the airport. Recordings of conversations between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/faa-to-invest-millions-at-airports-after-a-series-of-potentially-fatal-close-calls\/\" title=\"FAA to invest millions in airports after near-fatal incidents.\">air \u2062traffic control<\/a> and the plane reveal the \u200dcrew member stating, \u200c&#8221;We have an engine fire,&#8221; and disclosing that \u2063there were \u200dfive \u2063people \u200don \u200cboard. \u2062The \u2064crew member specified that the \u200dincident occurred during the \u2063climb out of the \u200bairport.<\/p>\n<p>Atlas Air, \u2064known for\u200d its partnerships with parcel delivery giants\u200c DHL and FedEx, went private \u200blast year after being acquired by a group led by \u200dprivate\u2064 equity firm Apollo Global Management (APO.N).<\/p>\n<p>The Boeing 747,\u200d once hailed as the &#8220;Queen of the\u2063 Skies,&#8221; revolutionized air travel as the\u200c world&#8217;s first twin-aisle wide-body jet. However, advancements in technology have allowed dual-engine \u200cjets to match its \u200drange and capacity at a lower cost. As a result, Boeing made the decision to cease 747 production in July 2020. The final commercial Boeing jumbo, a freighter version, was delivered to Atlas Air last year.<\/p>\n<p><sup>Reporting by Lisa Barrington in Seoul and Maria Ponnezhath in \u2064Bengaluru, additional reporting by Nilutpal Timsina and Rishabh Jaiswal; Writing by Abhijith Ganapavaram; Editing by Christina Fincher, Jason Neely \u200cand Arun Koyyur<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Other News:<\/strong> \u200dUpdates from Around the World<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The House\u200c Judiciary Committee passes the Fair Act introduced by Representative Tom\u200d Tiffany with bipartisan support.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Speaker\u200b Johnson passes a\u200d Continuing Resolution \u2064without border measures while a DOJ report\u200b deems law enforcement\u2019s \u200bhandling of Uvalde to be\u2064 abhorrent.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Iran confirmed \u2063the \u200dhijacking of a U.S. oil tanker \u2064off the coast of Oman which \u200cmay now threaten further trade globally.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>New developments in \u2062the Red Sea are unfolding after a U.S. cargo ship off the coast of Yemen is hit by a missile and after the U.S. shot down a Houthi missile\u200d targeting a U.S. warship. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Binance is due\u2062 to square off against the SEC \u200dnext week in another \u200bhigh-profile hearing involving a\u200b crypto exchange that could define how cryptocurrencies are regulated.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Executives at \u200cthe WEF say they are grappling\u200c with how to turn early demos into\u200b money-makers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Apple ended Samsung Electronics\u2019 12-year run as the largest seller of\u2062 smartphones in the world.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Tesla CEO \u2062Elon Musk said he would be uncomfortable growing the \u2062automaker to be a leader in AI and robotics without having at least 25% voting control of \u200dthe company.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> Why\u2064 did Boeing \u200bdecide to cease production of the\u2062 747 in July 2020<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Breaking\u200c News: Atlas\u2064 Air Boeing \u200d747-8 Cargo\u2064 Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Engine Malfunction<\/p>\n<p>In a dramatic turn of events, an\u2062 Atlas Air Boeing 747-8 cargo plane with \u2062five crew members\u2062 had to make an emergency \u2062landing \u2062at Miami International Airport (MIA) late Thursday. The plane experienced an engine \u200dmalfunction shortly after takeoff, causing panic among passengers and onlookers.<\/p>\n<p>Videos circulating on social media platform X captured the terrifying\u200b moment when flames erupted from the\u200b left wing of the aircraft\u2064 mid-flight. Miraculously,\u2063 no injuries were reported, according to the\u2064 airport\u200b authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Atlas Air, \u2062the air-freight company,\u200b assured that the crew followed all safety protocols and successfully returned to MIA. An\u2064 inspection will be \u200cconducted to determine the cause of\u2063 the engine malfunction.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that it will launch\u2062 an\u2064 investigation into the incident. Boeing,\u200c the manufacturer of \u2064the aircraft, has deferred comment\u2063 to Atlas Air.<\/p>\n<p>The ill-fated plane, which is eight years old, is equipped with\u200d four General\u200b Electric GEnx engines, as stated on Boeing&#8217;s website. GE, the engine\u200c manufacturer, has not \u200byet provided a comment.<\/p>\n<p>While engine failures are rare, they can be\u2063 extremely dangerous if rotating parts breach the outer casing, resulting in an uncontained engine failure.<\/p>\n<p>This incident comes in the wake of two \u2062major jetliner\u200d accidents earlier this year. In January, an\u200b Airbus A350 \u2064passenger plane operated by Japan Airlines collided with a Coast Guard aircraft in Tokyo, resulting \u200cin the tragic deaths of five crew\u200c members. Shortly after,\u2063 a Boeing 737 MAX 9\u200c jet had to make an emergency\u200c landing due to a \u200dcabin panel blowout, leading to the\u2064 temporary grounding of \u200b171 jets by the\u2062 FAA for\u200d safety checks.<\/p>\n<p>SNAG OCCURRED ON THE CLIMB<\/p>\n<p>The ill-fated Atlas\u2063 Air Flight\u2063 5Y095 was en route from Miami \u2063International Airport \u200bto San Juan, Puerto Rico \u200don Thursday evening. The pilot made a distress call around 0333 GMT, reporting an engine fire and requesting to return to the airport. Recordings of conversations between the air traffic\u2062 control and the plane reveal the crew member stating, &#8220;We have an engine fire,&#8221; and disclosing that there\u200d were five people on \u200bboard. The crew member specified that the incident occurred during the climb out of\u200d the airport.<\/p>\n<p>Atlas Air, known for its\u2062 partnerships with parcel delivery giants DHL and FedEx, went private last year after being acquired by a group led by private equity firm Apollo Global Management (APO.N).<\/p>\n<p>The Boeing 747, once hailed as the &#8220;Queen of the Skies,&#8221; revolutionized air travel as the \u2062world&#8217;s first twin-aisle wide-body jet. However, advancements in technology have allowed\u2063 dual-engine jets to match its range and capacity\u200d at a lower \u2062cost. As a result, Boeing\u200c made the decision to\u200b cease 747 production in\u200c July 2020. The final commercial Boeing jumbo, a freighter version, \u200cwas delivered to Atlas Air last year.<\/p>\n<p>Reporting by Lisa Barrington\u2064 in Seoul and Maria Ponnezhath\u2064 in Bengaluru, additional reporting by Nilutpal \u200cTimsina and Rishabh Jaiswal; Writing by Abhijith\u2062 Ganapavaram; Editing by Christina Fincher, Jason Neely, and Arun \u2063Koyyur.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On January 19, 2024, at 6:25 AM PST, John W. 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