JetBlue engine failure on takeoff at Newark airport disrupts air traffic

Traffic was temporarily disrupted at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on Wednesday after a Florida-bound JetBlue flight suffered an engine failure on takeoff and returned to the airport, officials said.Crew on flight 543 reported smoke in the cockpit, and after an emergency landing, passengers and crew exited the Airbus A320 on a taxiway via slides, the Federal Aviation Administration said. No injuries were reported.It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the incident. The FAA said it will investigate.The FAA temporarily paused some arrivals to the airport. Operations resumed shortly after 7.00pm ET, the port authority said.Flight tracking site FlightAware said 183 (or 31%) of arriving flights were delayed at Newark along with 177 (30%) of departing flights.According to CBS and ABC, flights were paused in and out of the airport while the JetBlue plane was removed from the runway.The plane had been bound for West Palm Beach, Florida.“Safety is JetBlue’s top priority. We are focused on supporting our customers and crewmembers and will work closely with the appropriate federal authorities to investigate what occurred,” JetBlue said.