<< dated Fri, 25 Jan2002 12:21:17 EST, ...- Pilots say that what happened in NY with the A300 tail snapping off, could happen again What has happened with the 737-300 un-commanded rudder movements could happenagain. I don't see US pilots calling for those to be grounded. Am I beingcynical in thinking this has something to do with the aircraft being an Airbus. >> To paraphrase what someone once responded to me....No, no , no..To think that American Airlines pilots safety concerns is driven purely to give Boeing a step up over Airbus is European egocentricity and paranoia gone overboard (or that some pilot gave a moments thought to Boeing vs. Airbus...blah blah blah.. and to suggest otherwise merely enforces how uniformed you are! ;-) Seriously..these are some AA pilots we are talking about. How many A300s are in American's fleet and how old are they? 11, 12 years? 5% (or less) of fleet? 737-300/200/100 0% of fleet. Why should AA pilots speak to that? The 737 safety record speaks for itself, and modifications have been made. There may be a bias against the A300 aircraft as opposed to the 737, but I doubt it is a Boeing vs. Airbus thing per se. Tom Fan of American maybe going out and buying the A380.