Originally Posted by bigbusdriver

Where did I say IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION should be withheld? You're just being silly. I'd expect an emergency grounding like the 787 if they knew this kind of information. I said the truth should be released, but with contextual information. The BA plane had RR engines and this has P&W. Either way both engine manufacturers had time to look and fix the issues. I'd expect an uproar from the NTSB and FAA if there was an icing rollback issue, but there wasn't. The FDR data is not a substitute for an engine teardown and that's why the engines are flying home to Connecticut to be inspected. The probability is that the FDR data is correct and the engines worked as they were intended but the NTSB said they appeared to do so. The engine manufacturer won't be cleared until the engine is inspected and there may still be an issue. The press isn't doing due diligence and that hurts us as professional aviators. All for truth just not happy about the press focusing in on the soundbites provided directly by the NTSB.