[Godwinson]

I ain't going over any pond with only two engines. Period. I betcha the gas mileage is good though. According to engineers - more engines means more probablity something will go wrong with an engine. But saying it in my head and sitting in said plane are 2 different things :)

[ArrogantBustard]

I've flown across both the Atlantic and the Pacific on 777s. Lots of airlines do it all the time. What's the BFD?

[TChris]

I ain't going over any pond with only two engines. Period

It can fly on just one. And those engines will eat nearly anything without stopping.

Water? Birds? Ice? No problem! It's a very, very reliable power plant.

[Yo-Yo]

According to engineers - more engines means more probability something will go wrong with an engine.

That sounds like the statistician that, after learning the astronomical odds of having two bombs on board an aircraft, made sure to pack a bomb in his carry on luggage.

[PAR35]

According to engineers - more engines means more probablity something will go wrong with an engine.

The let's pass laws prohibiting planes from having any engines. Then flying will be completely safe.

That being said, I've crossed the Atlantic on planes with 2, 3 and 4 engines. (707, DC-8, 747, A-340; L-1011; 767, 777.) Anything that's going to cause 2 engines to fail is probably going to cause all of the engines to fail.