A cargo plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport early Saturday morning after experiencing a bird strike, company and airport officials confirmed.

A spokesperson for FedEx said the plane was headed for Indianapolis but due to the bird strike “declared an emergency and returned safely to Newark after dealing with the resulting engine damage ...

“FedEx Flight 3609 from Newark to Indianapolis experienced a bird strike during takeoff. Our crew declared an emergency and returned safely to Newark,” a statement from the company read.

Video captures FedEx plane's engine in flames after bird collision The flight was bound for Indianapolis when the incident occurred.

In an incident nine months earlier involving another Southwest 737 Max, smoke filled the cabin after a bird strike after takeoff in Havana.

A British Airways flight en route from D.C. to London was diverted to Boston on Saturday following reports of a bird strike and smoke in the cabin.

It was on its way to Indianapolis when it struck the bird. "Our B767 crew declared an emergency and returned safely to Newark (after) dealing with the resulting engine damage, including an engine ...

Aside from birds, hundreds of other types of animals are struck annually, though these incidents rarely cause human injury or death.

Operators of the airport where Jeju Air Flight 2216 crashed in December, killing 179, failed to meet both international and South Korean guidelines intended to prevent such strikes.

Birds were sucked into both engines of a FedEx cargo plane that made a fiery landing in March at Newark Liberty International Airport, a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report ...

A FedEx cargo plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey following a bird strike.