11-22-2018, 05:33 AM
One important factor is actually the pilots.
Different aircraft have different cockpits and therefore need different training programs. Switching aircraft for a pilot, especially for different manufacturers, may mean months of new training. For example, a pilot originally flying the A320 can upgrade to the A330 and A380 fairly easily and cheaply, taking a few weeks at most, because of the similarity between the aircraft piloting systems. Switching to a 777 or 787 though would cause the pilot to have to virtually restart his pilot training program to get him used to the Boeing philosophies of flight. It is the same with Boeing to Airbus and any other company.
This also holds true for flight crew and engineers and ground crew and all that staff.
Different aircraft have different cockpits and therefore need different training programs. Switching aircraft for a pilot, especially for different manufacturers, may mean months of new training. For example, a pilot originally flying the A320 can upgrade to the A330 and A380 fairly easily and cheaply, taking a few weeks at most, because of the similarity between the aircraft piloting systems. Switching to a 777 or 787 though would cause the pilot to have to virtually restart his pilot training program to get him used to the Boeing philosophies of flight. It is the same with Boeing to Airbus and any other company.
This also holds true for flight crew and engineers and ground crew and all that staff.