Please tell me it's not true that the Airbus always turns the shortest way to the Heading bug!
It does, and it's a very common happening, as mentioned even on Boeings.
... and the good old MD11 showed a dotted line on the PFD to indicate which direction it will turn!
Just why wouldn't the two other engineering teams not adopt such a great feature??
"We always strive for the utmost safety" is a commonly read statement.
But it never passes engineers pride, it seems.
Never admit that the competition got it better ........