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

A Delta Air Lines Airbus A330 was forced to return to São Paulo shortly after take-off after its left engine caught fire, triggering panic onboard.

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

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 ...

A Delta Airlines flight departing from Brazil Sunday returned to the airport shortly after takeoff following a mechanical ...

A Delta Air Lines flight burst into flames just seconds after taking off from Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos International Airport - ...

A video shows sparks flying from the plane's engine soon after takeoff as terrified passengers inside the cabin screamed, ...

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A Delta plane was forced to return to the gate after de-icing fluid made its way into the plane and “soaked” a passenger. However, the flight became more than three hours delayed after crew reported ...