Re: Emirates A380 jet returns to Sydney after engine failure
 

Plummet to their death :-) You should b,ve a journo. There are statistics on the world wide interweb net but I can't be fagged to dig them out as I have genuine man flu. Seen the Dr and everything, had to dissuade him from calling an ambulance though.

Re: Emirates A380 jet returns to Sydney after engine failure
 

Surely the bottom line is that air travel *is* the safest form of transport under normal circumstances, but when something does go wrong - which is fortunately very rare - the death toll from a single accident can be higher than for any other form of transport.

I've not been on an A380 yet, but friends who did a few weeks ago said that the sheer number of passengers meant that serving the meals took a ridiculously extended amount of time and the queues for the toilets afterwards were enormous. Is this a common problem with the A380 or were the cabin crew just having an off day?

Re: Emirates A380 jet returns to Sydney after engine failure
 

Scared shitless, maybe.

Re: Emirates A380 jet returns to Sydney after engine failure
 

My prefered ac for trips back to UK at my own expense hence going economy :) Never experienced a problem yet and there are about 16 trolley dollies downstairs, so maybe a crew shortage. I always reserve a seat at the front (Emirates allow you to reserve seats as soon as you book your flight, not only at the online check in stage 24 hours before) where there are 4 toilets, dunno what it's like down the back.

Re: Emirates A380 jet returns to Sydney after engine failure
 

Have flown it 5-6 times and my only comment is they do seem to slam it onto the runway, but I guess it is a pretty heavy weight to be handling?

Re: Emirates A380 jet returns to Sydney after engine failure
 

What, 617 tons instead of 358 tons? :D

Re: Emirates A380 jet returns to Sydney after engine failure
 

I've always thought the landings quite smooth for auto land but not quite 777-300 smooth. I'm more used to the dash 8 which smashes down carrier deck landing style, in about 400 flights only 3 gentle landings.