Originally Posted by
Xray678
I’ve heard the initial cadre on the 350 did a really poor job with the program and made it much more difficult than it needs to be.
I don't think it was the initial cadre making it difficult but rather:
1) Pilots coming from 20+ years on "the Whale" and never having been through an AQP training program much less
any initial qual program in the last 15-20 years; and/or
2) Those pilots not having flown Airbus before; and/or
3) Some being torqued that they didn't get awarded a training bypass and therefore "rage quit" which didn't help to make for a conducive training environment either.
Granted the initial A330 to A350 footprint was a bit aggressive but hey, I guess you gotta start somewhere.
In the end, the 350 is just another Airbus with an integrated EFB and much nicer displays (but a relatively low MTOGW that restricts its range).