'Loving Father' Among 2 Delta Workers Killed and 1 Injured After Maintenance Incident at Atlanta Airport

Mar. 15, 2025

Multiple Atlanta Fire Rescue Department units and police park outside a Delta Maintenance facility near Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport early on Tuesday, Aug. 27.Photo:John Spink/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP

John Spink/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP

Two Delta workers were killed and another was injured in an incident at a maintenance facility at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport early on Tuesday, Aug. 27, PEOPLE confirms.

The airline said in a statement that it occurred at a wheel and brake shop at their Atlanta Technical Operations Maintenance facility and killed two team members. Another person was hurt.

Delta officials described it as an “accident,” with John Laughter, executive vice president and chief of operations and president of TechOps, saying in a statement that the third victim was left “seriously injured.”

Laughter said the airline was making counseling available to employees.

The facility is part of Delta TechOps, which performs maintenance and work for more than 150 aviation and airline customers across the globe, theAssociated Pressreported.

Marweg’s wife told the paper that he was a “loving father and a loving husband, loving brother.”

“We have extended our full support to family members and colleagues during this incredibly difficult time,” Delta said in its statement.

“The Delta family is grateful for the quick action of first responders and medical teams on site,” the airline said. “We are now working with local authorities and conducting a full investigation to determine what happened.”

The airport told PEOPLE that the incident did not impact their operations, while astatement released a post on X (formerly known as Twitter)offered their “condolences.”

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Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens also offered his own sympathiesin a statement on X.

“My thoughts are also with those who were injured, and I hope for their swift and full recovery,” Dickens said.

The mayor noted that Atlanta Fire Rescue Department, Atlanta Police Department and airport officials responded to the scene, working to address the situation.

The Federal Aviation Administration told PEOPLE that they were aware of the incident and were in communication with Delta.

source: people.com