There was also this much discussed incident http://avherald.com/h?article=46a8f70a http://avherald.com/h?article=46a8f70a where they just shut one engine down

There was also this much discussed incident http://avherald.com/h?article=46a8f70a http://avherald.com/h?article=46a8f70a where they just shut one engine down above canada and continued on 3 accross the atlantic to kuwait (they couldn't safely - with enough fuel reserve for multiple approaches and a diversion - reach dubai)