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Delta flight from São Paulo to Atlanta returns safely after engine fire; 288 aboard
The Airbus A330 returned safely after a left-engine fire shortly after takeoff, with no injuries among 288 people on board, and debris causing a small ground fire extinguished quickly.
- On Sunday night, a Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-323 bound for Atlanta suffered a left-engine explosion seconds after takeoff from Guarulhos International Airport, forcing an emergency return with 288 people on board.
- Charred debris falling from the engine ignited a ground-level fire beside the runway, which airport firefighters extinguished within minutes. The plane remained airborne for about 10 minutes before touching down safely.
- Delta subsequently cancelled the flight, attributing the cancellation to "mechanical issues" in a statement on its website. Neither the airline nor airport officials have detailed the specific cause of the engine failure.
- Brazil's aviation authority CENIPA and potentially the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the failure. Guarulhos handles more than 40 million passengers annually and serves as Delta's primary gateway to South America.
- This emergency adds to recent engine-related incidents involving Delta aircraft, including a February 2026 Delta Boeing 737 incident in Savannah and a July 2025 Delta Boeing 767 fire in Los Angeles. Both prior events required emergency returns with no injuries.
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