Joe delaminated cockpit windows while not an every day occurrence do happen. And while the media and the trolls feeding the media beat it up in to something that it isn't, it really isn't a news worthy item.
When an airline has what 200-250 aircraft flying thousands of flights a week then yes these things happen. I guess it is a statistical thing. i reckon the next time some journo see's a wheel change happen at the gate they will misconstrue it into something more routine than a wheel change.
I thought it was funny recently when the mainstream press got hold of the Air Safety magazine and they went on to blow it out of proportion. What a load of crap. I myself find it interesting to read and increase my knowledge of things that pertain to my occupation.
And another thing, if the trolls are going to feed the bottom dwelling misinformed journo's how about feeding them factual information. It annoys me so much to read an article that is factually incorrect and full of hearsay. Miranda Devine are you listening?
I also think the reason Qantas cops a lot of media flak is because they have brought it upon themselves over the years. These days people actually want the truth rather than corporate rhetoric. If you tell them the truth surely it helps to defuse the situation from the get go.
If Qantas has an engineering incident then let an engineer explain the issue. Don't let someone explain it who doesn't know the difference between a rotator splint and a flux capacitor. Most of the public relations people that front the media wouldn't know the difference between a nose wheel or a main wheel.
I will hop off my high horse now.