Little is known about the UPS MD-11F accident at this point, but footage taken from the air shows a chunk of one engine nacelle inlet sitting at a spot 2,000 feet before the end of runway 17R at SDF.

No, because the autopilot doesn't take any decisions for the pilots.

Interesting, but I feel that socio-technological aspects are being overlooked. I created two episodes (A Meditation on Automation part I+II) on the topic, using the accident of Uber's self-driving car as an example:

open.spotify.com/episode/7C20...

Exactly!

That's the one :)

Close, but not quite it.

Absolutely agree. Although I have used AVherald in the past, I have become increasingly concerned. That's why I was criticising this particular quote.

Fully agree on the first bit. As for any operator being willing to take the risk, I am not so sure. Ju-Air tried very hard, but looking at the obstacles they were facing in maintaining/regaining airworthiness, you realise that they are almost unsurmountable.

I made the first ever episode of the Essence of Safety podcast about the terrible accident of HB-HOT, another Ju-52 operated by Ju-Air. I believe that it was this accident (and its investigation) that led to the grounding of the remaining Ju-52s.

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