PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - Boeing and Airbus
View Single Post
Old 27th Nov 2014, 11:39
  #4 (permalink)  
Denti
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: I wouldn't know.
Posts: 4,499
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Actually, the A330 and A350 are a common type rating, you still need a difference training that takes about a week and some simulator flying.

Common typerating is something that boeing did for years, first with the 757/767 and more recently with the 777/787. Still doesn't mean you won't have to train before you fly the second flight.

And of course depending on experience one doesn't need to do real landings anymore, the first real landing after changing types is usually a normal revenue flight with passengers in the back.
Denti is offline