United 787 in Emergency Landing

[gwilli1]

Does anyone know any further details ? or is it Nonews making a non-event into an event ?

Dreamliner jet makes emergency landing | News.com.au

Additional info from from the Seattle Times

http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2019825592_united787emergencyxml.html

 

[yohy?!]

doesn't seem to be a beat up - random coughpit alarms they can't determine the cause of should probably be taken seriously!

 

[codash1099]

To quote commenter "Ben of Canberra"

"This happens countless times each year. Only a story because it is a brand new plane. Next!"

But why would you imagine that nonews would make a non-event into an event? :mrgreen:

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[yohy?!]

To quote commenter "Ben of Canberra"

"This happens countless times each year. Only a story because it is a brand new plane. Next!"

But why would you imagine that nonews would make a non-event into an event? :mrgreen:

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Thank goodness he was there to second guess the pilots and engineers and the manufacturer....

 

[Ewing]

It's United.

I'm sure the main screen projector simply blew a lamp.

 

[lovestotravel]

It's United.

I'm sure the main screen projector simply blew a lamp.

:mrgreen: Sadly that's probably true!

 

[simongr]

:mrgreen: Sadly that's probably true!

Maybe not:

 

[Sprucegoose]

Clearly a slow news week. All that happened was people doing their jobs

 

[mannej]

doesn't seem to be a beat up - random coughpit alarms they can't determine the cause of should probably be taken seriously!

Events like this do happen on a fairly regular basis. Are they newsworthy, most probably not. Just because it may not be newsworthy doesn't mean that it hasn't been taken seriously by the appropriate people