Personally,the only bit about an Airbus I trust are the wings(built by the Brits).This rudder separated just above design load limits.Well,thats fine.Keeps Airbus out of court but its not exactly a great testimony to Airbus.Boeings have been pulling g's well in excess of design limits for years.They're built stronger.MD's too.And Lockheed strongest of all.Wino's arguments are more persuasive than others.The only comeback seems to be "Airbus build weak rudders.Know that and act accordingly and you'll be fine"
However,having said that,I have huge respect for the NTSB and if they found something amiss at AA,then I'd back them.Perhaps this unfortunate crew had been given the wrong training.But then as Wino points out, AA flies an awful lot of flights so why didnt this show up on other fleets?