A FedEx cargo plane made an emergency landing at the Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on Saturday, March 1, ...

A cargo plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Newark, New Jersey after it hit a bird an an engine caught fire.

A fiery FedEx plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Newark after it struck a bird and burst into flames just after takeoff, officials said.

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Video captured from the ground shows a FedEx cargo plane returning to Newark Airport to make an emergency landing.

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