Unwiseowl -
Personally I think Carruthers is "being economical with the truth" when he claims he is a Training Captain wtih 14,500 hours. I would not expect such garbage from a 100 NPPL as I've heard from him.
He sure doesn't know jack sh1t about the Airbus.
AltPax -
Rest assured about the Airbus FBW system. There are a number of levels of redundancy in the system, and to my knowledge there has only been one case of Airbus FBW landing in line service in one of these redundant modes.
If Carruthers thinks Boeings are safer, ask him about rudder hardovers in the B737. On second thoughts, best not as he isn't a pilot despite his claims to the contrary.