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Old 30th Jul 2007, 11:16
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That FE panel was the original Boeing fit. I believe Ansett retrofitted the FE's panel with a third EICAS display later.
Wunwing, don't get me wrong. I'm a retired flight engineer and all for a three man cockpit. A lot of accidents , caused by technical failures could have been avoided if a flight engineer had been present on that flight deck. However, there was no need for a flight engineers position on the 767. I think it was United who insisted to carry a flight engineer on the 737-200 for a while due to the increased workload on this new jet. 953 767s have been delivered to date and the production line is still open, five out of that definitely had a flight engineer's station, I don't know how many more but not a significant amount for sure. As Lord Flashhart has pointed out, this is a serious thread creep so I'll butt out. Cheers, HD.
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