Footage shows moment flames shoot out of Boeing 747
Footage shows the moment a Boeing 747 left streaks of flames across the sky when its engine caught fire soon after taking off from Miami International Airport.
Flight audio from the Atlas Air cargo plane reveals the pilot said “mayday mayday” as he requested access back to the same airport and revealed he had five people onboard.
The plane had to make an emergency landing at Miami International Airport (MIA) on Thursday night after “experiencing an engine malfunction soon after departure”, a spokesperson from the airline said.
“The crew followed all standard procedures and safely returned to MIA.”
The video has emerged as Boeing faces scrutiny over the safety of its planes after a window and a chunk of fuselage blew out of a Boeing 737-9 MAX passenger plane shortly after take-off from Oregon on 5 January.
A window and chunk of fuselage blew out of a Boeing 737-9 MAX passenger plane this month
During Thursday night’s incident, the Boeing 747 was on its way to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in Puerto Rico when the crew reported an engine failure, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement on Friday.
The FAA has said it will investigate the incident, while Atlas will also conduct an inspection to determine the cause of the fire.
In the flight audio obtained by Sky News’ US partner network NBC News, the pilot can be heard saying: “Mayday, mayday… We have an engine fire. Request access back to the airport. No, we’ll go ahead and land. We have five souls onboard.”
Meanwhile, Melanie Adaros who lives near the airport, was out for a walk with her mother when she captured a video of the plane leaving streaks of fire across the sky.
“There’s always planes flying overhead, but they’re little planes,” she said.
“But this didn’t sound like a little plane. It sounded very low, so I turned… You always see a plane going up or going down. This one was just at a steady level and it was shooting sparks. It was very surreal.”
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The fire could be seen by people on the ground
Ms Adaros said she recorded it with her phone thinking: “Is it falling? Is it going to explode?”.
“It seemed to do a big, wide, swerving turn” in the direction of Miami International Airport, she said.
Atlas Air hauls everything from machinery to perishable food and pharmaceuticals and also provides charter services for passengers, according to its website.
Boeing under the spotlight
More than 170 planes were grounded by US regulators after the blow-out above Oregon at the beginning of this month, with Boeing saying it fully supported a requirement for inspections on aircraft of a similar type.
Alaska Airlines passenger Evan Smith said a boy and his mother were sitting in the row where the window blew out and the boy’s shirt was torn off him and sucked out of the plane.
A former US congressman – who led an extensive investigation into previous issues with Boeing planes – accused the company of relying on “crappy stuff” from its subcontractor after the incident.
The United States and European Union have agreed a trade deal, says Donald Trump.
The announcement was made as the US president met European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen at one of his golf resorts in Scotland.
Speaking after talks in Turnberry, Mr Trump said the EU deal was the “biggest deal ever made” and it will be “great for cars”.
The US will impose 15% tariffs on EU goods into America, after Mr Trump had threatened a 30% levy.
He said there will be an EU investment of $600bn in the US, the bloc will buy $750bn in US energy and will also purchase US military equipment.
Mr Trump had earlier said the main sticking point was “fairness”, citing barriers to US exports of cars and agriculture.
He went into the talks demanding fairer trade with the 27-member EU and threatening steep tariffs to achieve that, while insisting the US will not go below 15% import taxes.
For months, Mr Trump has threatened most of the world with large tariffs in the hope of shrinking major US trade deficits with many key trading partners, including the EU.
Ms von der Leyen said the agreement would include 15% tariffs across the board, saying it would help rebalance trade between the two large trading partners.
In case there was no deal and the US had imposed 30% tariffs from 1 August, the EU has prepared counter-tariffs on €93bn (£81bn) of US goods.
Ahead of their meeting on Sunday, Ms von der Leyen described Mr Trump as a “tough negotiator and dealmaker”.
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At least 11 people have been stabbed at a Walmart supermarket in Michigan, with six in a critical condition.
Officials say a suspect is in custody – and at this stage, it is believed the attack was a “random act” that involved a folding-style knife near the checkout area.
Sheriff Michael Shea told reporters: “Eleven is 11 too many, but thank God it wasn’t more.”
Pic: AP
The suspect, who is from Michigan, is not known to police – and was captured within three minutes thanks to “citizen involvement”.
The attack unfolded in Traverse City – and Tiffany DeFell, who was in the car park at the time, described scenes of chaos.
“It was really scary. Me and my sister were just freaking out,” she said. “This is something you see out of the movies.”
Beyond the six people in a critical condition, it is believed the remaining five were seriously hurt. All 11 are still being treated in hospital.
Pic: AP
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said: “Our thoughts are with the victims and the community reeling from this brutal act of violence.”
A Walmart spokesperson added that the retailer is working closely with law enforcement.
“Violence like this is unacceptable. Our thoughts are with those who were injured and we’re thankful for the swift action of first responders,” a statement said.
Pic: AP
At this stage, the ages of the victims is unclear – but it is not thought any of the victims were Walmart employees.
Traverse City is about 255 miles northwest of Detroit.
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