THIS is the shocking moment a jet engine erupts into flames just moments after take-off as passengers fear for their lives.

Video footage of the flight taking off shows loud bangs and several large flashes sparking on the plane's left side.

Passengers on a short-haul plane ride filmed the moment the Boeing engine exploded into tatters mid-air. An Arik Air plane was scheduled to fly from Lagos to Port Harcourt when the engine exploded mid ...

A Delta plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Brazil late Sunday after an apparent engine glitch sent flames and sparks shooting from the packed jet.

Photos obtained after the Guarulhos incident show the hole caused by the engine explosion on flight DL104 to Atlanta.

A Delta plane was forced to return to Sao Paulo airport after it suffered a problem with its left engine shortly after ...

Terrifying video footage showed scorched material from the packed plane falling to the ground and sparking a fire near the runway, with emergency crews racing to the scene to tackle the blaze ...

Scary moments unfolded after a fire erupted from the engine of an Atlanta-bound Delta flight. This happened on Sunday just ...

Three people were killed in a plane crash in Capao da Canoa, Brazil.

IT is every plane passenger’s worst nightmare – a loud explosion, flames coming from the engine and the realisation that you ...

THIS is the jaw-dropping moment a plane crashes into a restaurant and explodes into a fireball in a tragedy that left four ...