Body of Delta worker ‘unrecognizable’ after tire explosion, son says
More information has emerged about the incident that left two people dead and one injured Tuesday morning, FOX 5 Atlanta reported. The son of a Delta Air Lines employee killed at an airline aircraft maintenance facility in Atlanta early Tuesday said his father's body was “unrecognizable” and could only be identified by his tattoos. Mirko […]
Two Killed, One Injured After Delta Plane Tire Explodes at Atlanta Airport
Two people were killed and one seriously injured when a tire on a Delta Airlines plane exploded while being changed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Tuesday. The fatalities were identified as a Delta Air Lines employee and a contractor. The incident occurred in a maintenance area of the airport shortly after 5 a.m. and […]
Delta plane tire explodes at Atlanta airport leaving two dead and one seriously injured
Two people were killed and one seriously injured when a tire exploded while being removed from a Delta Airlines plane at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The explosion happened in a maintenance area at the airport early Tuesday morning, killing a Delta employee and contractor and seriously injuring an employee of another airline, local media said. […]
American Airlines Boeing Plane Aborts Takeoff, as Tire Blows on Runway, Producing Flames and Smoke
An American Airlines plane departing from Tampa, Florida, suddenly aborted takeoff on Wednesday after a tire burst, emitting flames and smoke, seconds before departure. The accident happened Wednesday morning at Tampa International Airport. The Boeing 737-800 was carrying 174 passengers and six crew members and was scheduled to take off just before 8 a.m. for […]
American Airlines aircraft blows tire in smoke-filled, fiery runway incident
Smoke-filled video showed the moment an American Airlines plane suffered a tire blowout during takeoff at Tampa International Airport in Florida. The Federal Aviation Administration and American Airlines confirmed to Fox News Digital that the Boeing 737-800 plane crashed around 7:50 a.m. ET on Wednesday while en route from Tampa International Airport to Phoenix Sky […]