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United States: Boeing catches fire in mid-flight
A Boeing 747 cargo plane from the American company Atlas Air had to make an emergency landing on Thursday January 18 in Miami (United States) shortly after takeoff. The plane caught fire in mid-flight due to a problem with one of its engines. – (franceinfo)
A Boeing 747 cargo plane from the American company Atlas Air had to make an emergency landing on Thursday January 18 in Miami (United States) shortly after takeoff. The plane caught fire in mid-flight due to a problem with one of its engines.
Troubles continue for the Boeing airline. Thursday January 18, a spectacular scene took place in the United States. In the skies of Florida, a plane burst into flames in mid-flight shortly after takeoff due to a problem with one of its engines. The pilot then made an emergency landing at Miami airport : no people were injured.
A new disaster averted
This incident is a new blow for the American manufacturer, less than two weeks after a door was torn off in mid-flight in another Boeing. The CEO of the company tried to reassure his customers. “We will work with the transport safety agency which is investigating the origins of the incident.“, said David Calhoun, president and CEO of Boeing. The accident is believed to be linked to a hole in one of the engines. The investigation is ongoing.
