Geez, this does nothing to quell that small fear of flying I have. I mean I still fly but stuff like this worries me.
Same thing happens to Boeing made aircraft as well. Nothing new as neither Airbus or Boeing manufacture their own engines.
I flew in an Airbus A380 to Germany in August (from Houston.) No problems at all, and the landing was super smooth. It was a Lufthansa flight. LH 0441. A daily flight from Houston to Frankfurt. And this comes from someone who doesn't like to fly.
When I flew on an Emirates A380 out of Dubai, I never noticed flames coming out of the engine. My personal experience is clearly valuable to this discussion. Also, that plane is HUGE... and they wouldn't let me upstairs, hmph.