Originally Posted by
forgot to bid
Reminds me of this story and the lesson is, different set of rules. BA allows it's pilots to fly a 747 over 5,000 miles after an engine fire and shutdown. It's the pilot's call. Don't know if LOT operates under the same type of rules.
IMHO, we dump gas and return to the airport way too often. With a single engine failure on a four engine aircrat, I would not cross an ocean, but I certainly think pressing on to NYC or someplace like that is fine.