28 years ago, BA 9 lost all four engines while flying through volcanic ash. Amazing story of how the crew managed to land safely here. in 1989, KL 867 had a similar experience. Both were 747s with 4 engines.
This site shows the impact the ash can have on engines, the windshield and other parts of an aircraft.
The London Volcanic Ash Advisory Center, one of several around the world, which has jurisdiction over Iceland issues regular advisories like the ones below.
So, it is good to see Lufthansa, KLM and others conduct tests to see how the latest Iceland eruption is affecting planes. I know this is extremely disruptive to travel (I have plans to go to Germany Saturday) but with today’s 2 engine planes flying across the Atlantic, we have even less of a safety net.
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