atakacs
Well as a fellow shareholder (isn't it time this whole topic died..)
Returning to LAX would mean dumping perhaps 50 tonnes of very expensive aviation fuel, overnighting 300 plus pax in LAX hotels, rearranging onward connections, and either having to have the aircraft repaired at LAX (at what cost?) or three engine ferrying it back to the UK.....all of the above not good for the bottom line or your shares.
On the other hand (here we go again) having got airborne, and contained the problem the crew could reconsider their options: take advice from the Company ( Operations who know where the spare bits and crews are, engineering who can access telemetry from the aircraft), consider the en-route alternates, weather and terrain..and on the basis of all the above make a considered decision as to if and how to continue.
As someone who is both a shareholder and current on the 744, working on the basis of what I have heard of this incident, I would have continued towards the UK..the operation certainly "was safe enough" and the FAA are getting their proverbials in a twist here.
Finally the main threat to your precious shares doesn't come from the crews or the engineers - it's the other decision makers in the Company you need to worry about!
Last edited by wiggy; 8th Apr 2006 at 13:16.