[BurbankKarl]

ping

[1FASTGLOCK45]

"Witnesses saw sparks flying out of the engine and heard loud pops"

--> Come on folks, Nothing to see here, Move along!

[ikka]

What is the joke about twin-engine planes... that the first engine failure will take you all the way to the crash site.

[DTogo]

Singapore to London, I've flown that several times. It would be a real bummer to attempt an emergency landing in Iran.

[Paleo Conservative]

Thanks for the ping. Here's a video feed I found.

http://www.nbc4.tv/news/4247223/detail.html

[BurbankKarl]

[Paleo Conservative]

Here are some previous threads.

Jet Flies On With One Engine Out LA Times ^ | 03/01/2005| Eric Malnic and Hector Becerra, Times Staff Writers | 03/01/2005

British Airways Action Attracts FAA Questions Washington Post ^ | March 1, 2005 | Sara Kehaulani Goo

[FreedomCalls]

Bump.

[Hunble]

DAMN, the Boing 747 is one fantastic airplane.

Take that, Air Bus!

[GeronL]

How do you lose an engine?? Did they misplace it?? Did they hide it under a rock in the Canary Islands?

[taxesareforever]

Adds a new meaning to "non-stop" flights.

[Ol' Sox]

Two engine failures on the same plane, huh? I'm thinkin' Scotland Yard should be doin' a wee bit of investigatin' with regards to the maintenance crew, nae?

[ExtremeUnction]

What if the pilots both had fish?!

[Bon mots]

I wonder if it was the same engine?

[Cold Heat]

Third time may well be the charm!