WATCH: Flames Shoot from Cargo Plane After Mid-Air Engine Failure Forces Emergency Landing. A "softball-size hole" was found in the Atlas Air Boeing 747-8 aircraft, which was on its way to Puerto ...

An Atlas Air Boeing 747-8 cargo plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Miami International Airport after experiencing an engine malfunction shortly after departure.

Flight 5Y095, an Atlas Air Boeing 747-8 cargo plane, departed from Miami International Airport (MIA) en route to Puerto Rico on Thursday at approximately 10:11 p.m. ET.

Currently, the oldest plane in Atlas' fleet is a 767-300ER(BDSF), registered as N1511A. The aircraft was first ordered by SAS, which operated it until 2004, until passing it off to euroAtlantic ...

The plane — which took off from Miami International Airport at 10:32 p.m. — made an emergency landing back at the hub at 10:46 p.m., according to data from flight tracker FlightAware.

Federal officials are investigating after an Atlas Air Boeing 747 cargo plane experienced an engine failure soon after departing from Miami International Airport Thursday night.

WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - An Atlas Air Boeing 747-8 , opens new tab cargo plane made an emergency landing in Miami late Thursday shortly after departure after suffering an engine fire.

A softball-sized hole was found above an engine of a Boeing 747 operated by cargo carrier Atlas Air after the plane experienced engine failure and made an emergency landing Thursday night in Miami.

An Atlas Air cargo flight en route from Miami to Puerto Rico made an emergency landing late Thursday after a reported engine failure, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An Atlas Air Boeing 747-8 cargo plane made an emergency landing in Miami late Thursday shortly after departure after suffering an engine fire. The Federal Aviation ...

A plane flown by Atlas Air experienced an engine malfunction and made an emergency landing at Miami International Airport shortly after takeoff. A witness said she saw sparks shooting from the plane.