Latest RYR brickbat

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3889521/Passengers-watch-Ryanair-mend-jet-window-with-TAPE.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8845223/Ryanair-flight-aborted-after-taped-window-comes-loose.html

Passengers watched in horror as ground crew put the tape around the edge of the windscreen shortly before take-off from Stansted, Essex, to Riga, Latvia.
The Irish Aviation Authority said the tape was being used as an extra precaution to secure a new window seal.
But the pilot aborted the flight after 20 minutes when the tape started to become loose and made disturbing noises.
Ryanair insists normal procedures were followed throughout, and there was no danger to passengers or crew.


Found on PPRuNe :
http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/467145-ryanair-repair-cockpit-window-tape.html

The first reaction on that forum :

All airlines use high speed tape in accordance with established procedures.
Obviously we don't know the full facts in this case but whilst I don't entirely agree with the business ethics of Ryanair I can tell you their maintenance is to the highest standards and well above the minimum required by the aviation authorities.

I love how the articles start with 'RYANAIR USES GAFFER TAPE TO FIX ITS PLANES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!', before going on to quote from the IAA (significantly lower down) about how the high-speed tape is perfectly normal.

Journalism of the highest order

I am not a nervous flyer... but seeing this would make me one

and the sun article shows us, that this flight was a good flight for ryanair, as they packed 200 persons in a 189 seater :-D made good money