Marin... excellent article... and welcome back (we hope).
Having been an author of tech pubs for both Boeing and Airbus, I've seen some of the range of both firms.
I always viewed the 1 engine or 2 scenario on aircraft as simple:* I'd rather have 1 engine fail on a 2-engine aircraft, than have the
only engine fail on a 1-engine
Of course, I realize that's not what you were discussing, but I had to get it in.