Air India's Dreamliner Nightmare: Witchers' Perspective on a Wing and a Prayer

A Witcher's First Flight...and Last?

Roach is usually more reliable than most conveyances these days but even she can't cross the ocean. Heard about this Air India business. Twenty six of their Dreamliners checked and *only* twenty six cleared? Sounds like a job for a Witcher not an engineer. I smell a monster...or at least some seriously shoddy craftsmanship. Steel for humans silver for monsters...and maybe a whole lot of dimeritium for faulty engines.

Turbulence and Trouble: A Deadly Downdraft

Flight AI171 gone like a noonwraith in sunlight. Ahmedabad to Gatwick... now just a stain on the ground. Two hundred forty one souls. Worse than a Nekker nest. Chandrasekaran says clean engine history? Bah! Sounds like a merchant trying to sell you a rusty sword claiming it's 'battle tested.' "Evil is evil lesser greater middling… Makes no difference." unless you are on a plane with it.

The Devil's in the Details: GE Engines and Gremlins

GE Aerospace engines eh? Heard whispers about those. They say even the finest craftsmanship can't defeat a determined gnome…or more likely a cost cutting goblin. New engine in March 2025 the other serviced in 2023? That's newer than Dandelion's last ballad. Still doesn’t account for the crash. I would ask my friend Regis to have a look but I do not think Air India would be happy with a vampire looking into a plane crash.

Geopolitical Games: When Dragons Clash in the Sky

Middle East tensions and 'night curfews' in Europe and East Asia? Sounds like politicians playing their games again. Always a good excuse to blame something else. Reminds me of Nilfgaard blaming elves for everything. Eighty three cancellations? That's more chaos than a Doppler convention. "People like to invent monsters and monstrosities. Then they seem less monstrous themselves." seems appropriate given the circumstances.

Stability? Efficiency? Passengers Beware

They're cutting international flights by 15% to 'ensure stability' and 'minimize inconvenience.' Right. That's what they *always* say before things go south faster than a griffin chasing a goat. Mid July eh? I wouldn't book a ticket until Yennefer gives me the all clear with her magic. And she charges extra for that.

The Witcher's Verdict: Something More Than Engine Failure

Bottom line? Something stinks worse than a drowners' armpit. Could be faulty engines could be geopolitical dragons breathing fire. Point is until they find the real monster I'm sticking to Roach. At least she only throws me off occasionally. "Wind's howling" indeed. Someone needs to investigate and I do not mean more engineers. Time to call for a real monster hunter.