De Facto, I'm sure about the flap speeds and the climb rate, especially a 700 and 800...Also, whoever mentioned actually listening to the engines is absolutely correct. This is the difference between a monkey and an aviator sitting in either seat. Additionally, the lack of thrust lever movement was shown to be a partial contributing factor to the loss of aircraft configuration awareness in the 447 crash. AF was hiring engineers and not pilots and the airbus was designed by engineers and not pilots. The results speak for themselves. I will agree that the Airbus has a MUCH better cockpit layout and more ergonomically friendly design. Also, our engineers are typed on both the Boeing and Bus and prefer the European product. At the end of the day, what we need are aviators and not operators behind the yolk/stick.