Originally Posted by
Dave Z
Haven't seen that picture for a while. BA Engineering forgot to put the pin in the nose gear and it collapsed. Hence why we moved to AA Engineering (and now KLM). I only wish i'd be on staff back then so i could've had a proper snoop around. Something similar-ish happened a few weeks back at LHR with a 747F, but not quite as photogenic.
Yeah, that was what I heard as well.... it was the BA ground staff who was at fault.