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ATLANTA (WANF /Gray News) - Delta Air Lines is facing a lawsuit and a hefty fine in a fatal tire explosion at one of its maintenance facilities in 2024. Luis Aldarondo’s estate filed the lawsuit ...

ATLANTA (WANF /Gray News) - Delta Air Lines is facing a lawsuit and a hefty fine in a fatal tire explosion at one of its maintenance facilities in 2024. Luis Aldarondo’s estate filed the lawsuit ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Delta Air Lines is facing a lawsuit and a hefty fine in a fatal tire explosion at one of its maintenance facilities in 2024. Luis Aldarondo’s estate filed the ...

The family of one of the employees killed in a tire explosion at the Delta Air Lines maintenance shop at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is now suing the airline for his death.

Delta employees, he said, have been “amazing … They’ve been at the house,” he said. “At the same time, somebody’s got to be held accountable for what happened,” Coleman said.

A typical aircraft tire lasts anywhere from 200 to 400 landings, but they aren't immediately thrown away. Tire manufacturers inspect used tires for flaws and sometimes retread them to be used again.

At approximately 6 p.m., while landing at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Delta Flight 1437 experienced a burst in its left main gear tires, according to the FAA.

A Boeing 757 outside Delta TechOps, the maintenance and repair arm of Delta Airlines. [Courtesy: Richard Scarbrough] On August 27 at 5 a.m. EST, an aircraft tire explosion in the wheel and brake ...

In August 2024, Atlanta Journal-Constitution photojournalist John Spink reported on a tire blowout that occurred in the maintenance area of an Atlanta, GA based Delta Air Lines facility.

Marweg was one of the two people killed in the Delta tire explosion at the airline’s maintenance facility Tuesday morning. "Great man, great father," said his son, Andre Coleman.