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A Qantas airlines flight made an emergency landing at Sydney Airport on Friday afternoon after suffering engine failure shortly after takeoff, the company said.

A Qantas Airways flight bound for Brisbane suffered an engine failure after take-off on Friday and circled for a short period of time before returning safely to Sydney Airport, the Australian airline said.

A grassfire has broken out at Sydney Airport as witness reports suggest it was sparked by Qantas flight QF520 which may have suffered a contained engine explosion. A spokesperson for Qantas says the aircraft bound for Brisbane suffered a confirmed engine failure and investigations will take place to figure out what caused the incident.

A Qantas flight bound for Brisbane made an emergency landing in Sydney airport after passengers heard a loud bang from one of its engines, Australian media reported on Friday. The aircraft circled back and landed safely at Sydney airport,

A Qantas plane made an emergency landing after returning to Sydney Airport in Australia shortly after taking off after an engine failed, the airline said.

Qantas said in a statement on Friday that there had been a "contained engine failure" on the Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

The former head of safety for Qantas and now an aviation consultant Ron Bartsch says the aircraft involved has had an excellent safety record prior to this incident.