The DC-8 was returned to service and flew for many years despite its ocean voyage. It was finally scrapped in 2001. Despite coming down on a calm river I don’t believe there was any discussion about returning the A320 to service.
Here’s a story on the JAL mishap
http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/Shiga-SFBay.htmTotally different cases…the Soviets didn’t want publicity of any mishaps, and when you control the media (and people are taught not to ask too many questions)….you get the expected results. 🙂
It looks, from the photos and from the fact that the DC-8 was craned out of the water two days later, that there was little fuselage damage.
The A320, on the other hand, suffered considerable damage to the skin and ribs of the lower aft fuselage, making repairs much less economical.
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