how about the Air Transat flight that was forced to glide into the Azores in 2001... that was an Airbus A330
Just because Airbus is not an American made plane does not make it a fine aircraft.
Sounds like a bunch of kids arguing - my team is better than your team with absolutely no interest in the facts.
The Azores were well within the glideslope of the plane at the altitude he was at. Much longer and his batteries would have died (followed by everyone else on the plane), I suspect.
It has nothing to do with the fact that it's not an American aircraft. The Brits, Canadians, and Japanese build fine planes. My problem is specifically with Airbus and their concepts and execution thereof.
Here's a few of my favorite "Airbus Hits":
Airbus A300-600: Excessive rudder sensitivity (11/12/01)
Airbus A300-600: Inability to override autopilot (4/26/94)
Airbus A310: Inability to override autopilot (2/11/91)
Airbus A320: Control problems (8/26/93, 2/7/01, 3/17/01)
Airbus A330: Control problems (6/30/94)
Airbus A330: Fuel system (8/24/01)
Airbus A340: Control problems (can't find the date)
Anyone seeing a pattern here?