A380 falls back to earth
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Above: Firemen tackle the exploded engine of a Qantas A380 plane on the tarmac at Singapore's Changi airport. The Australian airline has grounded all six of its Airbus A380s after one of the jets had to perform an emergency landing when an engine exploded mid-air. The news is a huge setback for the world's largest passenger jet, which debuted to huge excitement only five years ago.
From exhilarating launch to emergency landing...
the story of the A380 superjumbo








