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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.
Yeah, Air China actually had an engine problem on one of it's 747's so they just took a whole bunch of seat belt extensions and secured the fan blades. Then they took off full of pax from the Orient to Franfurt. The Germans grounded the aircraft and made then replace two engines before returning home. The first stage fan blades were just shredded.