This year has not been the best as far as airline incidents are concerned, and it seems to be worsening by the week.
That was evidenced once again recently after a FedEx plane essentially burst into flames shortly after takeoff, according to the Daily Mail. The horrifying footage of the fireball that erupted quickly went viral across social media.
The Boeing 767-300 was flying out of Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey when it reportedly struck a bird, mid-flight, with its right engine, causing the near disaster.
The plane was forced to make an emergency landing after the engine ignited, and the footage was harrowing, to say the least.
The Daily Mail described the scene as reported by eyewitnesses and flight data.
After taking off at 7:58am, the flight's right engine erupted in flames - with onlookers on the ground describing a loud boom - and the plane was forced to U-turn back to Newark for an emergency landing at 8:07am, according to flight data from FlightAware.
"Air traffic was briefly halted as a precaution, but operations have since resumed," an airport spokesperson said after the situation was contained. Luckily, nobody was seriously injured as a result of the bird strike.
A group of onlookers on the ground recorded the fireball in the engine as it happened, and were understandably shocked by the scene.
A FedEx plane struck some birds, causing the engine to catch on fire.
I wonder why Trump directed that flock of birds to target that plane.
The legacy news will surely tell me how it's Trump's fault.pic.twitter.com/gHRsA5HRa6
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) March 1, 2025
The Daily Mail added:
The plane was in the air for an estimated nine minutes before it had to make its emergency landing, according to flight data. The Federal Aviation Administration is aware of the incident and will be investigating it further.
There have been several plane crashes and incidents in recent months, with some of them resulting in mass fatalities.
Many on social media mocked the legacy media and the left over the high likelihood that they'll somehow blame President Donald Trump and his administration for the incident.
"The legacy media will tell you those birds work for DOGE," one X user wrote.
Another X user wrote, "Global warming increased in the last month causing the birds to become agitated and they decided to commit suicide by jet engine. At least according to @MSNBC."
Hopefully, that's the last of the aircraft incidents for a long time to come.
