MTOW
Reasonably good post until
For all the advantages of the sidestick, the 'outdated' traditional yoke, retained by Boeing, (much to the disdain of many Airbus fans here), allows the other pilot(s) in the cockpit to be easily and clearly aware of the inputs, whether appropriate or inappropriate, being made by the other pilot, where the sidestick does not. In a really critical and highly unusual situation like the AF447 crew found themselves in, this is no small matter.
Pity the yoke did not save the Boeings that stalled in, with the yoke aft for all to see in a stall, eg Birgen and at least a couple of others!