EU In/Out Vote

Tackle Foreign Aid
Tackle Quangos

Tackle Immigration
Tackle Business Taxes
Tackle Employment Laws

The last three are about helping small businesses, getting people back into jobs.

They may not do it, neither have the three other parties, but they might.

I voted for UKIP last time, and I should think I’ll be voting for UKIP come 2015.

To me, they are the only party putting out a consistent message.

I want a party with some gumption, to deal with the real issues and the big three just don’t tick the box.

I thought it was the A350-800 that was going to be first to fly?

It should look much better with a couple of RR Trents hanging off it. 😀

Not just pot and kettle, add stones, houses and glass.

Oh, stop being so dramatic!

I’d love to see the chaos that grounding over 900* of the safest aircraft would cause. The fact is a fault has occurred, an incident occurred and the manufacturer and regulatory bodies have investigated with the result being a repair being required.

I’d quite happily board a 777 tomorrow, just as 1000s of other will. 🙂

*I’ve just read that it’s 280 aircraft that are affected.

I’d be proud if they were mine, well done!

Matt, I think you are being overly sensationalist. I’m sure everyone agrees that it was a serious defect. It could have had disastrous effects. However, I am sure Boeing knew it was a problem area and I am sure many more wiring defects were picked up during routine inspections.

Also, you don’t just ground an aircraft to complete an AD. These can easily be incorporated into the aircraft’s maintenance schedule at an appropriate time. It is safe to say an aircraft will have a maintenance input at some point within 18 months.