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The route originally was flown by 3 or 4 engine aircraft so a single engine failure still left you with at least 2. They are now flying it with an A350 twin-eng

by yborg 5y ago

The route originally was flown by 3 or 4 engine aircraft so a single engine failure still left you with at least 2. They are now flying it with an A350 twin-engine. Worst case you are 5 hours from a landing site with one engine.

jacquesm 5y ago
Which is at least as safe and probably much safer.
kortilla 5y ago
The probability of one of the old engines on a 747 failing was significantly higher than a single engine on an A350 or a 777. A two banger today is safer than the queens of yore that did those routes.