But would you just hop on the replacement for the long ride to Brazil? Maybe take a boat?
Bette to burn off the fuel, rather than land heavy and loaded with explosive jet fuel.
GE90’s have rock solid reliability. Was maintenance on these engines being done by muslims ?
How many hours on engine.....?
Sudden onset of vibration, even within allowable limits, should be a huge red flag. Something happened to unbalance all the rotating parts. Whatever happened wasn’t good.
The captain and probably technical advisors on the ground made the command decision to press on. Good thing it didn’t turn into disaster.
It amuses me when people who’ve never had their shirttail hung on a windsock offer advice on aviation safety.
Who needs 4 engines for over the ocean flights when two will do? Who needs two pilots when one will do?.....
Yep. I've spent plenty of time on airplanes.