Cost cutting gone too far?

[Flyboy6420]

Anybody hear about the BA 747 that flew from LAX to Manchester on three engines?

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1499342,00.html

Flyboy6420

 

[Clutch_Cargo]

Yeah, there is a thread on here 10 pages long by now discussing this very thing... pretty crazy stuff.

http://forums.flightinfo.com/showthread.php?t=49005

 

[FLB717]

(Forrest Gump Voice) I may not be a smart Man, but I know fully loaded 747's don't fly good on two engines, but must have been safe, I mean they had one whole extra engine to help.

 

[brokea$$pilot]

The 747 flies very well on 3 engines(and even 2), but i dont agree with the decision the BA Captain or Flight crew made in that particular situation. However, climb performance at altitude is greatly diminished with even 3 engines operating.