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Old 20th Apr 2018, 17:50
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Originally Posted by ManaAdaSystem
While not entirely similar, the Singapore Airlines on ground fire also had a happy outcome with no fatalities. Yet, it triggered a masssive critisism of the flight crew for not evaquation the aircraft.
Not really comparable events. On Singapore, a large portion of the wing was ablaze - that could have gone south very rapidly. On this Delta event, the engine was basically smoking - there was little if any visible flame.
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