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Old 22nd Aug 2019, 07:21
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I believe the general principal is if it took off it will also land. Although when 100 tons over the landing weight nobody guarantees you won’t have hot brakes and deflate some tires or worse
In Delta or some legacy carrier with union protection you are a hero either way.
while working at various foreign carriers I would tend to dump fuel as any damage to the plane will likely have negative consequences on your employment... I wish it were more black and white!
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