Originally Posted by whiteknuckles
Airbus is another story: I haven't been too crazy about Airbus since the tail snapped off of the American Airlines plane back in 2001. This latest incident didn't exactly revive my desire to run out and jump on board one of their planes.
oh boy....
Well, the reports showed clearly that it was a pilot`s error, revealed some strange training methods on AA as well...
The A 320 had its fair share of blame but at the end of the day the pilots are the main reason for airplane accidents, so if a proactive system can prevent pilot`s errors it is certainly in everybodies interest.
On a newer Airbus the AA pilot would have not been able to crash the airplane at Jamaica, NY....