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Old 17th Dec 2011, 16:10
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Care to back that up with some numbers?
As previously mentioned AF A330, Tam A320 in Sao Paolo. And as I said, those are the ones that ended tragically. Who knows how many incidents have occurred that resulted in embarrassment or dirty shorts, but no loss of life (like this Emirates accident).

Look, don't mistake me for a Boeing nut just bashing Airbus. There are plenty of things Boeing gets wrong and there are many design features that Airbus has spot on - but this isn't one of them.

It is a poorly designed system by engineers saving a buck without thought to the human interface. Like I said before, you can train people to get used to it, but that doesn't make it good.
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