As a Brit who is a huge fan of Americans and their great nation, I would not want to seem to be too critical of some of their comments on here. However, I would have to disagree with bubbers44 and his analysis of AF447. It is way too simple to say that the pilots of that flight 'couldn't hand fly'. There is no doubt there was some significant inadequacies in their training, but that characterisation is a gross over-simplification of the problems they faced and their subsequent failure to deal with them. The Airbus is a magic machine, and overall it has done way more for flight safety than many of our American cousins may care to concede. It will save you way more times than a Boeing, but a lack of respect or understanding can lead to serious issues.