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Joe,
Usually you are more objective than that....come on....
Its not as though Boeing are perfect are they?..uncommanded reverse thrust in flight come to mind; or 737 rudder issues....to say nothing of poor repairs to 747SR pressure domes...
Both Airbus and Boeing are pushing very hard to produce the most economic airframe.. so that they get ordered...
From the NTSB report IIRC the handling pilot of the AA Airbus was giving bootfuls of rudder in both directinos directions....almost as if he was in a sinlge prop plane during aerobatics...(perhaps that is a misrepresentation).
Certainly the FAA didn't think the Airbus was not up to scratch or they would not have certified it....yet inspite of that there are problems....
Its not exclusive to Airbus or Boeing....
I agree however the grandstanding and flat hatting are asking for trouble.. no matter how trained adn capable you are... the risk is increased and if things go wrong the consequences are therefore far greater.
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