Jet Flies On With One Engine Out on Nonstop Trip to London

Capt.Doug wrote:
"Doug Carter" wrote in message
Business class passengers pay a bit more attention the
the once in a lifetime vacationer. The readers comments in the Wall
Street Journal have been very negative.

... Most WSJ readers are fairly ignorant as to airplane safety ...

No argument there. Even most pilots on this Usenet believe that most
other pilots are similarly ignorant

Of course its far too early to tell but I still believe that, rightly or
wrongly, BA's decisions in these two flights may cost them significant
premium revenue going forward. Penny wise and Pound foolish and all that.

"Doug Carter" wrote in message
m...
Capt.Doug wrote:
"Doug Carter" wrote in message
Business class passengers pay a bit more attention the
the once in a lifetime vacationer. The readers comments in the Wall
Street Journal have been very negative.

... Most WSJ readers are fairly ignorant as to airplane safety ...

No argument there. Even most pilots on this Usenet believe that most
other pilots are similarly ignorant

Of course its far too early to tell but I still believe that, rightly or
wrongly, BA's decisions in these two flights may cost them significant
premium revenue going forward. Penny wise and Pound foolish and all that.

I suspect that a week from now hardly anybody will remember the incident.