Oh dear! They come up with a 400 23 years later?
Maybe they shouldn't have brought out the 737NG or the MD11?
Evolution, rather than revolution, I say. We've yet to see how successful the 787 will be.
That new gear lever is the only backward step. They probably saved a few pounds in weight, but lost the most reliable system on the aircraft. When have those levers ever failed? And they even work with flat batteries
The panels may look similar, but I'm sure there are lots of differences underneath. BTW, that pneumatics panel has some new switches on it. Did they switch to electric packs?(a la 787?)