Originally Posted by
80ktsClamp
I've found it to be very much a pilot's airline. Hand flying with all the magic off has been encouraged and praised in my experience. Heck, my OE captain on the 320 hand flew plus AT off below 10,000 on almost every approach. I'm usually too lazy for that.
IMHO, it's not laziness that prevents more pilots from doing this, it's the burden it puts on the PM in addition to his normal duties.