American Air 737 MAX Declared Emergency After Engine Shutdown, Lands Safely

American Air 737 MAX Declared Emergency After Engine Shutdown, Lands Safely
An American Airlines plane lands at LaGuardia airport in New York, N.Y., on Dec. 29, 2020. Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
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American Airlines Co said on Friday that a Boeing 737 MAX bound for New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport declared an emergency after the captain shut down one engine over a possible mechanical issue.

American’s Flight 2555 from Miami with 95 passengers and six crew landed safely at Newark without incident, the airline said.