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Old Jun 21, 2011 | 6:49 am
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Originally Posted by IAMORGAN
Good to know: I always assumed the 330/340 was a common type rating.

Aren't the flightdecks identical save for engines and a few differences in fuel tanks? I guess they must handle significantly differently from one another.
I belive in many respects the A320/330/340/380 are laid out in the same way. They're designed to transfer easily from one to another, however they are instrinsigly different aircraft. As you'd expect the way the handle, the checklists, emergency proceedures are very different. The only two "different" aircraft that fall under the "same" rating are the 757/767. Although they have seperate type ratings flying the other aircraft only requires difference training and a sign off.
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