Psycho Joe
I have experienced 2 de-laminations and I re iterate they are in 90% of cases a non event. Next time you get the chance talk to a PPG aerospace (the windshield manufacturer) engineer ask him about de-laminations. The only layer that is structural is the inside layer so if you cant feel cracks on the inside it is still structurally sound. The other potential safety concern is obscured vision.... hardly a worry on a side window......
The point I'm trying to make is that this is a daily occurrence on the worlds fleet of heavy jets.... it is not at all indicative of ones safety culture or maintenance standards. If a journo did the research this would be obvious to even the ones with a learning disability.....
Instead they string together a list of recent engineering events regarding QF and start asking questions regarding the "failing maintenance standards" in order to paint our "national icon" in poor light.
Perhaps as superlame has suggested let the people within the company who have the knowledge be trained to speak to the media or just tell the media/public nothing at all....
It's just getting beyond a joke
Disclaimer: I dont work for QF, I'm just sick of being berated with rubbish by the Australian media