Sorry to digress slightly but I noticed EAL401's comments about the rudder. Can you explain a little bit what you mean about carbon rudders on the Airbus. Are they unrealiable?
I have seen reports from the IASA website that the A310 has had issues with its rudder - is this related? Does never Airbus models like the A320 have rudder problems too or is it just a design question being discussed as being technically weak or something? Just curious...
John