Excellent and well informed post A & C.
However, lets not assume the cowls were left unlatched until the facts are known eh. Unlikely as it sounds, there could be a common mechanical failure or external factors.
Agnostique75
It is always unpleasant to see facts get in the way of a good session of Airbus bashing…
Indeed, you missed the fact that Rolls Royce was one of the founders of IAE and remains a huge supplier even though it sold it's share holding in the group a couple of years ago.
Nothing to do with cowlings/latches though.
