Speaking for myself, I do NOT want to fly across the pond in a narrow body (with the exception of a G650) period. Give me a big guy anytime, even if it's a 330
I flew on that plane on her maiden flight from DTW to NRT. It was an amazing experience and I will never forget it. The plane was something unlike any other and I then always loved flying on the 747-4. The only flight that surpassed that was on AF 2, JFK to CDG. WOWSER
You can't trust the media at all. I heard one report that the pilot returned to the airport and landed successfully and blah blah blah. They hailed him as a hero for doing so. As I understand it, the plane never got off the ground. Don't believe everything you hear!
From the pictures it does not appear that the thrust reversers were deployed. If that indeed was the case, it would have contributed to the inability to stop. Plus, LGA is not the best major airport that we have in the US