If the Austrian authorities were feeling particularly bloody-minded, they could respond by insisting that Aeroflot must only use Russian-registered aircraft that conform to current EC noise rules on flights that enter Austrian airspace. 🙂
The reference to the ‘unknown’ ice fault is not that it had not occurred in service before, as clearly it had, but more that it was not an event that had been foreseen or contemplated by the original design team.
From the first linked article: “On 28 November 28 2008 a Delta Airlines Boeing 777 suffered a similar ice problem while flying over the USA, which prompted an investigation by America’s National Transportation Safety Board, with the AAIB having an accredited representative. “
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