On: FAA orders grounding of more than 170 Boeing 737 M...

[asmor]

It's honestly astonishing how well the A350 held up for evacuation, which supposedly took 10 minutes. This is the first hull loss, and it actually improves the safety record.

[tavavex → asmor]

Allegedly, some of it can be attributed to the extensive use of carbon fiber in the A350s fuselage and wings.

[askvictor → tavavex]

What can be attributed to the carbon fibre?

[tavavex → askvictor]

The plane faring better in the collision than expected and, allegedly, not burning through quickly and buying the passengers more time to evacuate.

[askvictor → tavavex]

My naive assuming would have been that carbon fibre would burn easier than aluminium

[tavavex → askvictor]

Well, yes, the plane did burn down almost completely. The quote I heard that complimented it wasn't that it wasn't flammable, but that it (again, allegedly - I'm not a material scientist) insulated the interior from the fire outside for long enough.