http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Qantas-Plane-Has-Engine-Problems-Returns-To-Singapore-Shortly-After-Take-Off/Article/201011115795769?lpos=World_News_Carousel_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15795769_Qantas_Plane_Has_Engine_Problems,_Returns_To_Singapore_Shortly_After_Take-OffBig Ouch on Qantas PR.... :(

http://news.sky.com/..._After_Take-OffBig Ouch on Qantas PR.... :(

Im just wondering though if this would have even made the news if it would not have been for the Airbus incident.

Im just wondering though if this would have even made the news if it would not have been for the Airbus incident.

Maybe not. But still.. both Qantas and WSSS two days apart is special, just the odds. :(

what we can say about it, is that it would have been in the news as a fairly low priority item that most people would have missed under normal circumstances, whereas the A380 failure is something journos will inevitably leap onto because it is 'the new big jet', and they know scaremongering stories sell papers and advertising space. That's just the way news organisations work. The day we see a story in the papers about the 700 billion other flights where nothing untoward happened, we'll know the news is truly balanced. And on that day, Satan will be going to work on a snowplow.Al

what we can say about it, is that it would have been in the news as a fairly low priority item that most people would have missed under normal circumstances, whereas the A380 failure is something journos will inevitably leap onto because it is 'the new big jet', and they know scaremongering stories sell papers and advertising space. That's just the way news organisations work. The day we see a story in the papers about the 700 billion other flights where nothing untoward happened, we'll know the news is truly balanced. And on that day, Satan will be going to work on a snowplow.Al

True... However I´ve got a subscription on CNN aviation news, so everything pops up for me. :(

what we can say about it, is that it would have been in the news as a fairly low priority item that most people would have missed under normal circumstances, whereas the A380 failure is something journos will inevitably leap onto because it is 'the new big jet', and they know scaremongering stories sell papers and advertising space. That's just the way news organisations work. The day we see a story in the papers about the 700 billion other flights where nothing untoward happened, we'll know the news is truly balanced. And on that day, Satan will be going to work on a snowplow.Al

True, if the A380 incident didn't happen, this second one wouldn't have gotten the same attention. However in this case the engine failure on the A380 wasn't contained, and in fact caused exterior damage to the wing. This makes it a much more serious incident, and if the 747 engine failure happened the same way, it would and should have gotten the same coverage. I do agree, though, the A380 would have likely still get it, more so than other aircraft, even if it wasn't as serious, because of it's status.