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.

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 ...

Four people have died after a plane smashed into a restaurant and went up in a ball of flames in Brazil. Firefighters have ...