Shortly after takeoff of a United Airlines flight to connect Denver and Honolulu on Saturday, February 20, an engine of the aircraft caught fire.

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A Boeing 777 of the Russian company Rossiya had to make an emergency landing on Friday in Moscow after an engine problem, less than a week after a spectacular reactor incident on a similar aircraft in the United States.

"During cargo flight 4520 Hong Kong-Madrid, a malfunction of the engine control sensor was detected," the company told AFP in a statement, adding that "the crew decided to make an emergency landing. 'emergency in Moscow'.

The specialized sites confirmed that the aircraft was a Boeing 777.

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