Originally Posted by MikeB525
Why would the autothrottles be deactivated to begin with? What would that gain anyone, aside from the annoyance of having to constantly set the power like you're an RJ?
I have heard (and I could have heard wrong) that Southwest chooses not to use the auto throttle because it is constantly making small adjustments in the engine, which causes certain parts to wear out quicker. Im not too sure if that is actually the reason though. Maybe someone who flies for the airlines could answer this for us?