Ryanair Again

[casper]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3889521/Passengers-watch-Ryanair-mend-jet-window-with-TAPE.html

[Dave]

Much ado about nothing in relation to the tape used, thin metalic speed tape (not duct tape, but similar in appearance) is used on aircraft throughout the commercial aviation industry, including the mainline airlines.
 
http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/5287395/
 
One possible explanation from the A.net thread covering the story;
 
"When a aircraft window is replaced there is aerodynamic smoother applied to seal the gaps in the window. If the airplane is needed before the sealant/smoother is fully cured it is standard practice to apply scotch tape over the smoother until it is fully cured."

The story does at least give Ryanair free publicity.

[Angry Turnip]

I often wonder if the people who report these stories to the media,are actually paid to do so by Ryanair,just to get publicity.
Is it just me or does it seem the media like to try to scare the crap out of people regarding aviation items-the reports are very seldom properly researched,and more often than not,are full of misleading information.
Newspapers and TV are equally guilty of this-why don`t they check the facts and then stories like this could be easily explained;it`s just lazy journalism.