BA 777 "lands short" at Heathrow

[Dumb Pilot]

I don't think the contoller was faulted because no one declared an emergency.

You are correct, the word "emergency" was never used. Instead, they told the controller 5 different times that they were "running out of fuel" and the government had to settle out of court for a very,very large sum

 

[SonicPig]

Maybe landing considerably overweight 100,000lbs? was not a good idea?

Dump fuel NumbNuts!! It wasn't a 320.

 

[Flying-Corporal]

autoland has gone wrong?

 

[samballs]

Wasn't there a 767 on the way to Hawaii a few years ago that had a dual engine flame-out due to some fuel pump/ transfer procedure or something? They re-lite of course.

I was thinking the same thing, wasn't it DAL and there happen to be a reporter on board?

 

[airplane wizard]

"damm bloody autoland"

 

[sgu]

They may have taken noise abatement a bit too far..:erm:

 

[aa73]

at least we can definitely rule out volcanic ash this time...

 

[737 Pylt]

About what I'd expect from people who live in a part of the world where strapping some C4 to your body and exploding it in a crowd of innocents is the equivalent of taking Communion.

I'm glad to see that with posts like the above you are living up to your name!

737

 

[retired guy]

A flock of Geese (actually a gaggle of Geese)?...Those big ol fans could swallow the entire lot of them without even a burp. Lessee...both engines quit, hard landing, both mains broken off, one through the wing, both wings broken, no spilled Jet A, no foam....hmmmm...

 

[MJ42]

Don't some of those big airplanes have fuel dump? I thought I read about that somewhere....

A320's have fuel dump capabilities, at least the pax thought so as they watched live tv from the cabin!