AirAsia X flight turns back due to technical problem:
http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/airasia-x-f ... -1.2226072

Why would they turn back just because auto throttle was not working? They flew around for 5 hours burning off fuel, why not continue on?

AirAsia X flight turns back due to technical problem:
http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/airasia-x-f ... -1.2226072

Why would they turn back just because auto throttle was not working? They flew around for 5 hours burning off fuel, why not continue on?

I don't think that was it, but it could have been.

If there's nothing on the news by now, or nobody saw anything on the ramp today, Im sure that im full of it.

Oh well

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