Originally Posted by
Mikey Mike Mike
The argument used to be - would you fly on an aircraft with 2 engines and not four? This was a way more relevant question then when there was genuine concern around only 2 engines holding you up. The duplicitous argument was fuelled by Virgin Atlantic who on the side of their aircraft had a slogan (and it's from memory here) - four engines good, two engines bad (until they got their own A330s and dream liners where their dislike had a miracle cure!!
I don't think Branson would be oblivious enough quote Orwell on the side of his planes. As I recall, it was "4 engines 4 long haul", and it was an Airbus slogan on their A340s.