The body of a worker who died Tuesday in a tire explosion at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Atlanta airport was unrecognizable, and the family relied on tattoos and a lanyard to identify him, his son told a news outlet. Mirko Marweg, 58, was among two workers who died while wheel components were being disassembled for maintenance at a wheel and brake shop. A third worker was seriously injured. Marweg’s son, Andre Coleman, told Atlanta’s 11Alive news station on Tuesday that he wanted to see his father because he didn’t believe he was dead. But a medical examiner told the family the body was unrecognizable. A Mississippi State lanyard around his neck helped confirm his identity, Coleman said. Marweg, who lived in Stone Mountain, Georgia, worked for Delta for more than 20 years and was planning to retire in a few months, according to 11Alive. Coleman said his father was a loving man who just Sunday had helped change the oil in Coleman’s motorcycle. “That’s the kind of dad he was. He was always there,” Coleman said. The Clayton County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the second victim as Luis Aldarondo, 37, of Newnan, Georgia. The worker who was seriously injured remained under medical care Wednesday, Delta spokesperson Samantha Moore Facteau said in an email.<br/>
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CSA Czech Airlines will leave Skyteam on October 26, 2024, when it will also stop operating under its own 'OK' code in favour of the 'QS' code of its parent Smartwings. "CSA Czech Airlines is ceasing operations in line with its current scheduled services. As a natural consequence, CSA Czech Airlines' Skyteam membership will be terminated, effective October 26, 2024... Given Czech Airlines' current limited schedule and network, there will be little overall impact to Skyteam's global customer offering," the alliance spokesperson confirmed to Aviation Week. The Czech flag carrier currently operates just two scheduled routes from Prague Václav Havel - to Paris CDG (12x weekly) and to Madrid Barajas (4x weekly). Its in-house fleet comprises two A320-200s, although one already operates exclusively for Smartwings. The company announced earlier this year that CSA will become a holding company on October 27, 2024. All flight operations will be transferred to Smartwings' Czech, Polish, Hungarian, and Slovak AOCs, although the brand, website, and distribution channels of CSA will continue to exist. The company retains its plan to add four A220-300s, starting in the fourth quarter of 2024, although they will operate already under Smartwings' AOC.<br/>