A FedEx cargo plane made an emergency landing at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport after a bird strike caused an engine fire. Air traffic was briefly halted after the emergency landing at around 8 a.m. Saturday, but operations resumed shortly after, said Lenis Valens, a spokesperson for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Three people were on board, and all got off the plane safely, Valens said.
Main Idea: A FedEx cargo plane made an emergency landing at Newark after a bird strike caused engine fire, and the FAA and NTSB will investigate.
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A FedEx emergency landing briefly shut down Newark air traffic and may delay cargo shipments and raise costs for businesses and consumers.
The FAA and NTSB investigations may improve bird-strike safety and reduce the chance of similar incidents.
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