Bubs - with all due respect, and as vilas has said - what does automation have to do with what's being discussed at this point?
Airbus aircraft have not had a greater or more complex level of automation than their Boeing or MD counterparts for more than 30 years (almost 40 in fact). Airbus never pushed automation harder than any of their competitors either. The trajectory indicator line on the NAV display isn't even magenta on an Airbus!
Your 757 would still require some power supplied by the RAT to land as you describe, and RATs are fitted across the Airbus range too.
Last edited by DozyWannabe; 3rd Nov 2013 at 02:11.