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Old 7th May 2010, 15:25
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What would you prefer? Total secrecy and suppression of information from passengers? Or are S92 gearbox changes so common as to be unremarkable?

HI do wonder how well briefed are BSP passengers are on the service experience of the S92. Cougar passengers certainly have a desire to be well informed and had a tragic lesson on the fallibility of the S92 on March 2009.
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Thanks zalt - hadn't thought about that! I happen to think that 'our' pax have been as well briefed as any in the world - we even had Mr Pino come and visit, as well as taking a few of the SAC MGB designers offshore on briefings.

So don't give us that sensationalist crap that somehow links an internal catostrophic failure that results in a fatal drive failure, to an external design fault that results in a crack with no safety implications but plenty of embarrassing downtime issues. I think the preferred North American Expression is "give us a f***ing break." We are under no illusions as to your stature within industry - let's not let it distort your actual input and respect!

Horrobox - Fazarkely! Thank God for impartiality and common sense!
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