I spoke to some friends of mine, who have now moved up to a 2 men cockpit.I asked their opinions about it, and all agreed the 3 men cockpit is the best.A friend of mine is working for Boeing, he told me Boeing gave options on the 777 when it first came out, to the airlines to put back the F/E panel, as i said optional.
No airline seemed to care for it, altough it saves money in the long run.
So I guess our days are indeed numbered.I can not back up the info given by Boeing, it's merely info given to me by a friend.I guess for us, it's time to move up, or go back to the old toolbox.
'the blue light'