I cannot help feeling that Mr Langewiesche's comments serve to glorify his own writing.
When asked what I think of the Hudson incident by non aviators, I tell them that, for a pilot of Captain Sullenberger's experience, the vital action was his courageous decision to ditch; nothing to do with the aircraft he was flying.
@Basil
Very true Basil, very true.
Weakest link... try selling that to an insurance company and see how many flights will depart.
The absolute ludicrous bit is that he fails to recognise that the mighty machine in fact is build by the very same 'weak'. Parasitical behaviour, motivated by greed, triggered by an event that untypically turned out more than well. Mr Langewiesche can't leave it with that, must do something about that, this ain't right.... what a joke.
Chalk it up under the 'news' category
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