FedEx cargo plane makes emergency landing following bird strike, engine fire

Published March 1, 2025 1:05pm ET



NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) — A FedEx cargo plane made an emergency landing at a busy New Jersey airport on Saturday after a bird strike caused an engine fire that could be seen in the morning sky.

The plane landed at Newark Liberty International Airport during the emergency, said Lenis Valens, a spokesperson for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. There were no reported injuries, and fire on the cargo plane was contained to the engine, Valens said.

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