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Qantas QF144 engine failure uncommon and 'quite serious', according to air experts

Qantas and aviation investigators are putting the pieces together to discover what caused a plane carrying 145 passengers to lose an engine yesterday.

QF144 landed safely in Sydney about 3:30pm on Wednesday, after its pilot had issued a rare mayday call.

Today, the airline experienced another issue with QF101 forced to turn back to Sydney as a precaution.

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