Originally Posted by
Denti
Because they are the ones actually operating it in their own unique environment. With their own unique pilot corps and its specific training and experience base and work/company culture.
That said, airbus makes it extremely expensive to run your own SOPs nowadays, which is why more and more operators use the OEM SOPs wether it fits or not.
That all sounds like legacy excuses from the 'Old Boys Club' in an airline. None of those things will improve safety. I've worked for an 80 year old legacy airline, I've seen this story before. The move from our hybrid SOP to the Airbus SOP was met with a massive resistance to change. In the end it was better. Very few airlines are as special and unique as they like to think. We all see cold weather ops, the odd typhoon, Cat II/II and maybe RNP-AR. Sorry, I don't buy your explanation.