Boeing vs Airbus

[cianmg]

OK what im wondering is what plane do you prefer to fly in Boeing or Airbus.
the reason im asking is the 787 is currently in production and still does not use full fly by wire. this technology which enhances safety has been used in Airbus since the early 90s.

i know some pilots prefer to fly a Boeing rather then an Airbus due to the feel of being in control more but almost all aircraft accidents are from human error particularly pilot error.

so do you prefer trusting over 20 years of proven technology or a pilot.

[Abyssal Echo]

if he's not drunk or overly tired I'll take the pilot

[Cognizant]

if he's not drunk or overly tired I'll take the pilot

I agree with Matt. Computers don't always work.

[lhatchy1]

I want to be a commercial pilot when i'm older, i'm taking the correct courses atm and i'm getting my license soon. Anyway, as a european I have a lot of respect for airbus. And their planes are very reliable.

[IAMWILL]

Actually only 50% of plane crashes are caused by human error. That said though...
If planes can take off, fly, and land on their own, and 50% of plane crashes are caused by human error, then theoretically taking away the pilots would halve the number of plane crashes. But would you get on a plane that didn't have a pilot?

I sure as hell wouldn't. In terms of being a company I think Boeing is better too.

[cianmg]

I dont think airbus is trying to get rid of pilots all together. Also. The isue is pilots are always. Going to be tired some time in the day also if you look at the accidents in airbuses there usualy. Consideraly less then boeing and caused by pilot error

[StorageWars101]

Like most people are saying I have to go with the American made Boeing. Airbus claimes the fly by wire is safer but in the end it's not. Example of a fly by wire failure, Air France Flight 296 crashed because of a fly by wire failure resulting in the death of 3 people including a child. Do I think its safe, to a standard yes. But is it flawless? No. But in my opinion Boeing is better and is safer.

[cianmg]

Airbus claimes the fly by wire is safer but in the end it's not. Example of a fly by wire failure, Air France Flight 296 crashed because of a fly by wire failure resulting in the death of 3 people

that crash had nothing to do with fly by wire. no Airbus has crashed due to the fly by wire system alone. although for Boeing there has been much more fatalities in there aircraft's. I think most eurapeans go for airbus and most Americans go for Boeing.
i think for heavy planes i prefer fly by wire but the 737 is better to fly as a pilot better looking and more effeceint. what i cant get my head over is why a plane that's twenty years behind on technology is slightly more expensive then the a320.

[Malcolm Tucker]

Example of a fly by wire failure, Air France Flight 296 crashed because of a fly by wire failure.

No. That flight crashed because Capt. Asseline flew the plane stupidly when he knew what FBW would do. The system worked fine.

[sparkles]

My dad works for Boeing so I am totally biased.

[sparkles]

No. That flight crashed because Capt. Asseline flew the plane stupidly when he knew what FBW would do. The system worked fine.

From what I read and my dad told me, seemed like a problem with the pitots. Failed air speed indicator could have led the pilot to behave erratically including diving the plane down to gain speed. Airbus had offered a "voluntary" recall on those pitots, and surprise, that plane did not have its replaced yet. What's crappy is my dad (Boeing) says that since it was an Air France plane that crashed and Airbus is French, they are too biased to perform an honest investigation.

I'm sure we all hope they fix any mechanical issues if there were any.

[its.me.akshay]

Airbus is better!!

[abp1999]

My dad engineered for Boeing so I am bias as he loves them plus American vs. foreign.

[rll1998]

I will go for Boeing. Fly by wire just sounds vulnerable compared to mechanism in Boeing plus planes are meant to be flown by pilots but not by those computers.

[cianmg]

I will go for Boeing. Fly by wire just sounds vulnerable compared to mechanism in Boeing plus planes are meant to be flown by pilots but not by those computers.


Fly by wire works perfacly and pilots are the biggest risk in the cockpit

[Jen Jones]

Boeing

[Seattle-WA-Roxx]

I like both. I like Boeing becuz Boeing was started in Washington State, around Seattle (where i live) but Airbus seems not so creaky and old like Boeing's 737-800. Airbus has way more room in economy and isnt so loud as Boeing on the interior.

[Wesl3y]

You just can't manipulate the controls with fly by wire as much as you can manual. It comes in handy when you have nothing left to fall back on. No pun intended.

[NudistKid]

i prefer the boeing planes

[TheBigUnit]

Boeing, and i prefer two pilots

[Fiction]

My dad works for Airbus so I suppose I have to vote for them... xD

[Skyline]

i will take a pilot... especially the guy that landed the plane in the hudson...

[Evaboo]

Boeing any way "if it's not a Boeing I'm not going" anyone ever been to the Boeing everat plant in Seattle (where there made)

[Dusty112]

Humans are better than computers. I'm sorry but computers don't have reasoning skills a pilot does have. Plus...

Airbus has always offended me. They have no respect for the skills of the pilot (very european), love automation (again, european), and have a queer name (VERY, VERY european).

Boeing is thoroughly American. They have a longer history, have been devoted to tradition (up until recently), and trust the pilot. That's a very rugged American trait. AND at least they are named after the founder, William Boeing.

That said...airliners are still boring as hell.

[stev]

I'd have to go with Airbus I find that they are very innovative. And plus with all the 787's being grounded it just adds to airbus bwing superior.

[Troy35216]

i want the best of both worlds. technology that is supervised by a pilot

[AbbaZabba]

My family flies a ton and we have used every type of plane, and as long as they are on time, they're all good. They all have safely got me up and down, that's a hugh plus.

[Harry Smith]

I just love Boeing, they made air-travel so perfect. The first plane that always pops into my head when someone metions commerical airlines is the 747. Also I believe a modified 747 is used for Air Force One

[Zenos]

OK what im wondering is what plane do you prefer to fly in Boeing or Airbus.
the reason im asking is the 787 is currently in production and still does not use full fly by wire. this technology which enhances safety has been used in Airbus since the early 90s.

i know some pilots prefer to fly a Boeing rather then an Airbus due to the feel of being in control more but almost all aircraft accidents are from human error particularly pilot error.

so do you prefer trusting over 20 years of proven technology or a pilot.


I have flown on both,and trust me i'll take a skilled pilot anyday of the week.

[Jess]

Boeing, definitely

[sparkles]

Thread is a little misleading as the new 787 is fly by wire.

[JustAGuy]

I trust pilots my grandpa was one and he seemed confident enough to land a plane on a single engine... Although he flew dc3 lol

[unusedaccount]

Boeing make good aircraft, but they rely on the Pilots more. Airbus are trying to automate quite a lot of the functions that a Pilot would normally perform. The Flight Augmentation Computers on an Airbus Aircraft are Intelligent, and can adjust themselves to the environment they are being used to fly in. I personally prefer Boeing, to Airbus, but that's because I like the thought of the pilot flying the plane, as opposed to the thought of the plane flying the plane. :P Airbus certainly have a future, and their Aircraft are much much safer than Boeing Aircraft. Boeing? Future? Haha.... Look at the issues they're having with the 787. :P Say no more... We're in an age of Pilots only really doing the Take Off and Landing, the rest is programmed into the Auto Pilot Computer System, heading and altitudes are assigned by ATC, assuming its an IFR flight, which all commercial flights are... Hell... Even the landings are automatic sometimes, some Airbus and Boeing Aircraft have Auto Land systems!

[AntTonix]

airbus, especially the a340

[Thedritterboy]

Boeing Baby

[MAD0325]

if he's not drunk or overly tired I'll take the pilot

I totally agree:yes:

[jack787]

I tend to flying Boeing almost all the time, but Airbus is not bad. Their new A350 seems like it will be a nice aircraft.

[Stuey1]

boeing

[sparkles]

I really hope they get the 787 issues figured out. It's been killing the stock price and thus my eventual inheritance LOL.

[jack787]

I really hope they get the 787 issues figured out. It's been killing the stock price and thus my eventual inheritance LOL.

Me too!

[Alex Jones]

If it ain't Boeing, I ain't going

[Malcolm Tucker]

If it ain't Boeing, I ain't going

If it's Boeing, I'm not going.

[ninja747]

I like them both but i prefer Boeing

[sidharth]

boeing