I won't believe this is real until a bonafide expert such as GT weighs in.
It's in his home turf after all.
Needless to say, he couldn't resist:
AirAsia has long record of safety failures - Geoffrey Thomas, Aviation Editor
"The terrifying engine failure involving an AirAsia X A330 yesterday is the latest in a string of serious incidents and accidents to trouble the AirAsia Group"
etc, etc (you get the idea).