1. I think you're misunderstanding the use of the phrase "simple failure". It's being coined as such to differentiate a flame-out in this case due to an apparent fuel pump failure and a catastrophic failure leading to multiple system failures.
2. Fully agree on this point
3. And here, but as I say in my previous post INPUT is helpful - or maybe I should say can be...
4. Unpleasantly present? Why? Surely you're used to it by now
5. Indeed. Deal with it...
6. Don't dig at all here. I agree with you.
7. Probability. Maybe no one should ever fly at all. Ever!
They did the job well. The only drama is from the ranks of prunists who have no idea of 380 ops!