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Why do you call Autopilot "FMS" ?
Because FMS/FMC is the correct terminology for the autopilot in almost all modern airliners, and both Boeing and Airbus source theirs from Honeywell (which, incidentally, is one of the lesser known aspects of the early mode-confusion accidents - the "confusing" display of VS vs. FPA was identical in all Honeywell FMS displays, not just the Airbus units).