Originally Posted by
malgudi
Another related question (re: landing)
Why is that some airlines (LH and SQ, for instance) consistently have the most graceful of landings, IMO? These planes touch down ever so gently, while this isn't always the case in some of the other airlines.
Just curious!
I'm no pilot, but it seems to me the Airbus is a bit easier to grease the landing on than Boeings (can't comment on the CRJ or ERJ planes); that is to say the landings on Airbus seem "softer". It might also be that the airports you fly to on those airlines have fewer issues with crosswinds and other messy landing causing events. Now, LH flies a mixed fleet as far as I can tell. It could also easily be an accident of the type of pilots you get. Lots and lots of variables here . . .
The softest landing I ever had was on AC on an Airbus 340 (I was actually asleep and stayed asleep in the landing) I think and the hardest was on a UA 747 (the masks and a couple bins came down, there was bouncing . . .).