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Old 12th Nov 2010, 10:43
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Tony_SLF
 
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Having seen the descriptions of the overall level of damage, I can't quite decide between

It's a credit to the engineers, constructors, flight crew and airworthiness industry in general that this was 'no more' serious than an overweight emergency landing. Warm congratulations and thanks from a frequent flyer to all concerned.

and

****ing hell. That was too close for comfort. A near wipe out that would have killed off RR and Airbus. Lucky doesn't even begin to cover it.

Ultimately, it's the old adage about the peeps up front. They wouldn't fly dangerous machines.
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