Atlas Air Boeing cargo plane suffers 'engine malfunction,' forced to make emergency landing in Miami

A massive cargo plane was forced to make an emergency landing soon after departing from an airport in Miami as the aircraft suffered an "engine malfunction," an airline official said.

Flight 5Y095, an Atlas Air Boeing 747-8 cargo plane, departed from Miami International Airport (MIA) en route to Puerto Rico on Thursday at approximately 10:11 p.m. ET. It soon began experiencing an engine malfunction, immediately turned back to MIA and landed safely within an hour, an Atlas Air spokesperson told Fox News.  -- More...

NEW: Atlas Air Boeing 747-8 cargo plane forced to make an emergency landing at Miami International Airport after an engine appeared to catch fire.

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The plane took off at 10:32pm and immediately circled back to land.

It landed back at the airport 14… pic.twitter.com/ketYYzNCOz

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 19, 2024

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