You know, I've always wondered if having an FE on SR-111 might have made a difference. As I said earlier, they were about as well positioned as possible for an immediate diversion over the North Atlantic. However, the workload on two pilots would have been unreal. Let's see, one flies the airplane, the other coordinates with ATC, the other fights the fire, . . . . well you get the idea.
Assuming we could say for sure that a FE would have been the difference between Halifax and the water, I wonder how much the industry has saved by doing away with the FE.
Goldfish