Originally Posted by
Perm11FO
He who brings the biggest check to the FAA negotiating table wins. Refer to the MD-11/MD-10 "common type rating" for two dissimilar planes. The FAA, like the Congress, responds to payoffs. Doesn't matter what is logical, legal or ethical.....
Just thinkin'.
They are more the same than the 757, 767 or the 727 100, 200, or the A330/A340, to name a few...