time for a reality check.
Damaged aircraft returning to Heathrow possibly worth a small discussion but nothing major.
Crew not spotting unlatched engine cowls during walk around. Worth a small discussion but nothing major.
Crew performance following incident. Worth a large discussion on how professionally they behaved and deserve nothing but praise.
Design issue. Worth a small discussion just to be sure but same design failure occurring at the same time on BOTH engines. That would be a major coincidence so look elsewhere for the cause. ALL aircraft types lose engine cowls normally because of a maintenance oversight.
The fact that maintenance left both cowls unlatched. Worth a major discussion as this company has history.
And especially for those like A&C who can't read, hang the engineer, blame the engineers. Absolutely not as has been consistently posted and I must thank BOAC for his observation.
BLAME the regulator and/or the company should there be findings of a systematic nature. ABSOLUTELY DUE TO PREVIOUS.