Hooperfly,
Totally agree with you mate.
Frosty Hoar,
"Near disaster as Astraeus 737 staggers back to Stansted after catastrophic engine failure...................................."
Now that would have been sensational. I hardly think a question to ascertain the events of a flight on which a family member was travelling is too unreasonable.
On the 'non-event' point, most professional pilots will go through their entire careers without suffering an engine failure, due to the incredible reliability of todays engines.
Also, in the case of a twin engined aeroplane, 'Land at the nearest suitable airfield' is a requirement after suffering an engine failure. Hardly a non-event.
Ask the crew of the Astraeus 737 involved if they considered what happened a non-event. They dealt with it very professionally, in a calm and competent manner, but I'm sure they wouldn't be arrogant enough to call it a non-event.
Yes, professional pilots are thoroughly trained to cope with situations like these, but don't belittle the seriousness of such an event.