The Airbus was designed for the 500 hour pilots flying them in 3rd world countries. The "what's it doing now" problems usually start happening when experienced pilots try to outsmart the computer. No doubt about it...if you don't understand the automation, it can bite you.

I believe you will find that most pilots will say they prefer the Boeing products because of their more traditional design. It's still amazes me that the A-320 is early '80s technology. Even though it's been relatively unmodified since its inception, it has been arguably the most advanced transport a/c in the world for the past 20 years.