Emirates A380 jet returns to Sydney after engine fire

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"Emirates flight EK413 from Sydney to Dubai on 11 November turned back shortly after take-off due to an engine fault. Passengers are being re-booked on alternative flights," the airline said in a statement on Monday.
A mid-air engine blowout in November 2010 on an A380 using Rolls Royce Trent engines prompted Australia's Qantas Airlines to ground its entire fleet of Airbus superjumbos for nearly a month.
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[Charlie Roy]

Must have been very heavy with fuel when going back to land!

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Airbus says it is working with Engine Alliance and Emirates to determine the cause of the A380 engine incident.

They better hurry up, because two days earlier, another Emirates A380 had an incident between Dubai and New York JFK while flying over Slovakia. One engine had to be shut and the plane landed in Paris CDG. Passengers arrived in JFK on board of another A380 with 12 hours delay.