Geez stillalbacore have a herbal tea or something will ya?!
The gentle mocking of Airbus/Boeing products has been going on for ages - lighten up.
Anyway, I'd suggest you're in possession of the same facts & quantity of as most others on this forum ie those available from (somebody else's) opinion pieces in Oz Aviation, Flight International & the like.
Since you do seem to be an authority though, how will the mooted 7e7/777 cross qualification (read common cockpit)work if one has a sidestick the other a traditional (read man' s
) yoke. Would they consider this a significant difference? I would.
Re ETOPS, isn't it due to be replaced by LROPS soon? 2 engines or 6 it aint going to matter soon.
thump
ps: all opinions expressed are the result of extensive magazine subscriptions!