*sigh* - Except in practice, brand A never pushed automation harder than the competition. The reason it was perceived as such was because journos were incapable of separating FBW from automation.
The modern problem of overreliance on automation, such as it is, is industry-wide, and it was at the behest of the airlines - not the manufacturers.
Last edited by DozyWannabe; 10th October 2013 at 16:36.