Just curious how many hours to the (chosen by Captain) diversion airport if they had been over the Atlantic Ocean in an A-330 or 777 in the winter with an engine shutdown?
Can Cathay Captains (on any aircraft) choose a "suitable" airport (runway length/braking action/wind direction/weather/terrain, in a 'stable' country) within 2-3 hours flight time if considered necessary for safety of flight or is the decision mostly based on maintenance (logistics) economics, with policies determined by managers who have no solid flight experience? Incidentally, the CEO of American Airlines owns and flies a twin-recip. plane on his days off.
And how about Captains' decisions at Singapore and Korean Airlines, also being major 'Pacific Rim' airlines?
