I suggest that all pilots in highly automated aircraft should hand fly at least one approach per month. With the AP/AT system disengaged. This should be legal requirement. I know that on long haul operations this may not be easy, then do it in the sim. For the MEL EK near miss i suggest the companies publish on the flight plans the estimated power settings and speeds for the planned weight. These to be cross checked/updated by the actual weights from the computer.