The terrifying moment when a Boeing 747 purportedly caught fire mid-air just moments after taking off from Miami International Airport Thursday night was caught on camera.
The plane in question was an Atlas Air Boeing 747-8 cargo plane. The company said in a statement that it returned safely to the airport with no injuries reported.
‘The crew followed all standard procedures and safely returned to MIA,’ the company said in a statement.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded and no injuries were reported, Miami International Airport said in a separate statement.
Flightaware data shows that the over $400 million dollar plane took off from Miami airport at 10:32pm and returned at 10:46pm. It continued on its planned journey to San Juan, Puerto Rico, later in the evening.
A Miami-area resident took the shocking video showing the flames flying through sky after the plane left the runway
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded and no injuries were reported, Miami International Airport said in a separate statement
The Miami-area Instagram user who posted the video showing the plane on fire said that she contacted Miami Dade County Emergency shortly after noticing the unfolding disaster.
Officials thanked her for contacting them and assured her that the plane returned to Miami international with no injuries reported.
Flightaware data said that the plane flew on from Puerto Rico to Bogota, Colombia, in the early hours of Friday without incident.
DailyMail.com has reached out to Atlas Air for more information on Thursday’s incident.
This aviation incident is the latest near-disaster to impact beleaguered aircraft builder Boeing.
Alaska flight 1282 left Portland just after 5pm Friday when a window blew out at 16,000 feet and federal investigators are now trying to hunt down the missing piece
Earlier this week, the company announced that it would increase quality inspections of its 737 Max 9 aircraft in response to the failure of an emergency exit door panel on an Alaska Airlines flight.
Boeing’s reputation as the premier American aircraft manufacturer has been tarnished by a series of manufacturing flaws that led some airlines to hold off aircraft purchases or go with its European rival, Airbus.
Federal regulators grounded the 737 Max until safety checks were done on the door plugs of every one of the planes in service in the US.
The company’s shares are down more than a fifth since the door blow out.
The airplane maker has seen its market capitalization decline by nearly $30 billion, to $123.74 billion, since the January 5 incident.
Last Sunday, two Boeing planes clipped wings as they were taxiing at Chicago O’Hare International Airport.
The left wing tip of Flight 11 from All Nippon Airways, a Japanese airline, struck the rear of Delta Air Lines Flight 2122 at around 6.30pm local time, FAA spokesperson Tony Molinaro said.
Both planes were of Boeing design – The All Nippon Airways flight was a Boeing 777, and the Delta Air Lines aircraft was a Boeing 717.
No injuries were reported, and the Federal Aviation Administration says it will investigate the incident.
‘Customers deplaned normally at the gate and the aircraft is being evaluated by Delta´s maintenance technicians,’ Delta said in a statement.
In January 2023, Atlas Air took delivery of Boeing’s final 747-8 as the company discontinued the brand. The airline is the largest operator of freighter 747s
In January 2023, Atlas Air took delivery of Boeing’s final 747-8 as the company discontinued the brand. The airline is the largest operator of freighter 747s.
‘We’ve carried everything on the 747 from race cars to racehorses, from rocket parts to satellites, electronics, overnight express shipments – and various forms of perishables like fresh flowers, vegetables and fish,’ John Dietrich, President and Chief Executive Officer, Atlas Air Worldwide, said at the time.
‘And we are proud to serve the U.S. military as the largest provider of their airlift – carrying both troops and cargo – and the 747 is the backbone of this critical work,’ he added at the time.