Originally Posted by
ferris
I am at a loss to understand why posters here are bagging the reporting. Aviation still captures peoples imagination, obviously, so events like this will be reported. Sloppy editing to put up a photo of any old QF jet, yes, but what do you expect pax to say when interviewed? "Air pocket" is a common layman term. I would be disturbed if Banga Smith from Boganville gets off and says "The pilot flying reduced to M.79 when we encountered clear air turbulence not indicated on the route forecast. Some internal fittings were dislodged during this period as SL freight moved. Services met us on arrival. The centre tank fuel gauge needs looking at, too."
As am I Ferris.
In this case, the report is only repeating pax comments made after the event.
None of the report was the writer making incorrect interpretations of information at hand, like in some other news reports.
Whether anyone likes it or not, the A330 is under scrutiny now and any incident that occurs with one is newsworthy.