@Squawk-7600:
You might want to reconsider giving Chris a hard time. He may have finished his career commanding short-haul types, but that does not preclude him being an F/O on long-haul types (including modern types) prior to 1988.
Now - as far as I can tell Chris has said nothing more than it would be wise to keep an open mind until more information becomes available, and I have a tough time finding anything wrong with that statement.
[EDIT : As someone who has been (wrongly) accused of "shilling for Airbus" in the past, and bearing in mind your post #9, please realise that I'm not in this for manufacturer politics!]
Last edited by DozyWannabe; 16th Jan 2013 at 00:49.