[rlmorel]

I recall reading at some posts on Free Republic that some pilots do not want to fly Airbus aircraft due to perceived safety issues, and have gone as far as undergoing extensive retraining even though that may have a significant impact on them.

Can any pilots out there comment on whether this is true or not?

[Central Scrutiniser]

I flew on an A320 today, and will be on an A330 in a few days, I have no problems with them, they make good planes.

[Gunrunner2]

My guess it was due to software glitches that occur. We have OFP (Operational Flight Programs) for our stuff but we seem to have a better grip on the programming. The most famous Airbus incident is where it was doing a fly-by and the computer wouldn't let the engines spin up and it pancaked into the trees. Again, I'm not sure (I am a fighter pilot), but I think it is perceived issues with the programming of the OFP not allowing direct pilot inputs, inputs that may, or may not exceed the design limits as perceived by the computer, and this can be bad because there are times, in emergencies, where you may have to put the jet in a situation where you exceed the normal envelope.

Just my guess, though.