[wolf78]

If it ain’t Boeing, yadda yadda...

You do realize that the engine has very little to do with who makes the rest of the aircraft? The A380 either uses RR Trent 900 engines or GE/PW engine alliance GP7000 engines. The Trent family of engines can be found on Boeing aircrafts like the original 777 (Trent 800) or the new 787 (Trent 1000), whereas the GP7000 is a close relative of the GE90, which can be found on the 777.

I fly Southwest anyway so it’s not an issue for me.

So it's French-American CFM56 (GE/Snecma) engines for you. Which are also used by Airbus on the A320 series (in addition to PW/RR IAE V2500 engines).

[Dan Nunn]

I was only semi-serious, hence the yadda yadda part :)

But since you pointed it out, how come the RR engines on the A380 (which were what exploded here) aren't spontaneously exploding on 777s? It could have been a manufacturing issue. Then again, could it be something deeper down the line of the plane, such as electrical malfunction?

So it's French-American CFM56

You call it French-American, I'll call it American-French. It is half-GE.

Anyway, I'm taking this too far. I really don't care that much. I've flown plenty of SF340s, A319/320s on US Airways, and an infinite number of Brazilian and Canadian regional jets. And I've made it home every time.