Jaded said:

"My favorite argument for one airplane vs. another....." it's more comfortable cockpit"....or some other pilot favored aspect. This is business. I'm all for the airplane if it makes the company money....."

I'm one of those pilots who wants the most comfortable cockpit, but that includes a lot more than noise, comfortable seats and space. I get paid to fly jets and not once in almost four decades has the revolving door set of managers ever asked me about the proper gauge, model or manufacturer of the aircraft I fly. In these, my last few years, I'm sure they still won't come and ask me for approval of anything and I can almost guarantee neither will they ask you.

This is a business and mine is flying Jets from point A to B across our the world. I don't charge one customer for one seat mile or ton mile and they pay me according to a contract to operate the airplanes, either empty or full.

So what are my preferences? The one which pays the best, is easiest to fly, and is the most comfortable. That is a business decision of a professional pilot. They are the one who market the product, seats and space, I produce. That is their business and the decisions they get paid for.