drfaust
SOPs should not be changed as a knee jerk reaction to something or mere individual preference to another thing. Full impact of this change needs to be considered. There are at least two incidents in A320 which are attributable to wrong airline SOP. These airlines changed the GA procedure FMA call which after TOGA is first thing to do to only to be done after gear up. During GA on ILS approach the pilot pushed thrust levers short of TOGA so FDs remained in approach mode taking him down, +ve climb call obviously didn't come and they reached 10ft above RW then he ignored FDs pulled up to some altitude and followed FDs again to land up in same situation. This could have been a serious accident if there was another aircraft RW. So airlines are not that smart either. Airbus says if something doesn't fit well in your environment involve us. This is especially so for FBW.