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.

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.

Flight DL104 experienced a severe engine failure shortly after departing from GRU. All 288 passengers are safe after an emergency landing on the airport's only active runway.

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 Air Lines flight bound for Atlanta returned to the airport in Sao Paulo shortly after takeoff on Sunday night due to ...

BOSTON (WKRC/CBS Newspath) - A passenger plane "immediately aborted" takeoff and was forced to evacuate after one of its engines erupted in flames. A Swiss International Air Lines flight departing ...