Incredible.....16 pages of speculation on an incident that took place little more than a few days ago....
Managed Nav.....
It's pointless quoting from an FAA publication....BA will have an Ops manual that will be the deciding factor in the actions of the crew....that and any comms with their base....And as for stopping in Gander.....
"Oh...hi there chaps just fill her up would you....then we'll take off on three engines and...."
Please....let's give the crew the benefit of the doubt until the incident is investigated.....IF they made a bad decision then they're not the first....certainly won't be the last...and let's hope that we're not the next to do the same....