Originally Posted by repechage

TWA might have been so lax in the Icahn era… a once proud airline.

what I find amazing is that even today, airliners are allowed to fly with inop systems, such as thrust reversers…
‘My sister doing an enroute guided the pilot to call up a different aircraft, they were heading to Burbank, short runway, they were going to be “heavy” also.
suggested divert to Ontario as the runway was thousands of feet longer.
He took the hint, even with a fully operational aircraft, the pilot was not up on the latest approach guidelines, high then drop in fast due to noise.
they made a late touchdown, going too fast, E ticket braking, exited the runway at the last turnout, just before the breakable concrete designed to keep the aircraft from crossing Hollywood Way.
had they been on the original plane, would have made the evening news.