Hong Kong investigates Atlas Air emergency landing, 8-hour runway closure

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Hong Kong authorities are investigating a landing gear failure on an Atlas Air freighter aircraft and why the emergency landing resulted in an eight-hour closure of one runway, delaying 450 flights.

The unmarked cargo jet is owned by Nippon Cargo Airlines and supplied to Atlas Air, which provides the crew, maintenance and insurance, according to an aviation database.

Local officials are questioning why it took so long to clear the disabled cargo jet from the runway and urging the airport to...

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