Phil Squares,
Sorry if my comment resulted in an interpretation that is not the original intention which is to point out that swh heard doesn't sound right... Now if you understood it differently, then please tell me how you interpreted my comments so I can see where our differences are.
I never wrote that I KNOW the condition of their planes are whatever, I just said I HEARD that... Some I heard from people who are/were in SQ, some from the typical "a friend who has a friend"...
I never stated the condition of the aircraft as FACTS (at least not beyond those of personal perception from personal experience which as you say is irrelevant), and now you ask me to state the facts which I never claim to know?
PK-KAR