Atlas Air 747-8F Engine Failure Sparks Investigation

last 747-8 take off

The final production 747-8F, for Atlas Air, is photographed during pre-delivery acceptance tests. 

Credit: Paul Weatherman/Boeing
Air safety investigators are examining an Atlas Air Boeing 747-8F freighter after an engine fire forced the crew to return to Miami International Airport shortly after takeoff on the evening of Jan. 18. The aircraft, which was en route to Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport in Puerto Rico, was...
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