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2 Delta workers killed, third person injured at Georgia maintenance facility
2024-08-28
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[FoxNews] Two Delta Air Lines workers were killed and another person was injured at a Delta maintenance facility in Georgia early Tuesday morning, the company said.

The incident happened at a Delta TechOps maintenance facility near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

Few official details about the fatal incident were immediately available, though sources told FOX 5 Atlanta that a tire exploded while it was being removed from a plane. No update on the injured person was immediately provided.

John Laughter, chief of operations and president at Delta TechOps, confirmed in a statement that the incident happened at the facility's wheel and brake shop.

The incident has not impacted operations at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the airport told FOX5.
Posted by:Skidmark

#4  Or they were, but it was a DEI Powerpoint.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2024-08-28 09:57  

#3  They weren't in school on 'lug nut day'.
Posted by: ed in texas   2024-08-28 09:21  

#2  Sad but willing to bet they failed step one for removing a tire: deflate before loosening axle nut. Failed wheel bolts mean only axle nut is holding the thing together.
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2024-08-28 09:19  

#1  Two Delta employees killed after plane tire exploded at Atlanta Airport
Posted by: Skidmark   2024-08-28 00:02  

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