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Aer Lingus has them beat for service any day but Ryanair has the prices that save you serious money

The A320 has a wider cabin, bigger luggage bins, and feels roomier than the 737. They both fly great for a passenger so just book the flight and enjoy, and for sure they are safe as any aircraft can be.

I was told the leading edge was crushed and the front spar had inpact scrapes, but I had no close up sight of it though we taxied past it on arrival and departure. Other than that no.

I like a good laugh and joke.

Why dont you admit your statement was wrong, quote "Hate to disagree with you but one of the first aircraft I flew was a 727 built in 1970, it had a composite tail and elevators. "unquote
Using your reference document, the 727 had the first developement of "composites ...

Me anti Boeing you are well mistaken.......I love the whale, noisy but tons of space and spares all over the world so an aog is virtually impossible.
Now back to 1970 composte. The word used in 1960-1970 described GRP and not carbon composite. Airbus uses carbon composite for the whole empenage ...

On the Boeing ultrasonic portable MAUS system its still not a time proven technology, see the www.ndt.net for their comments. Like I said stay on facts not opinions.

The tail of the B727 is all aluminium with maybe tiny amounts of GRP (not composite) in some panels or antennae. Please see the excellent pics of the American Airlines B727 at www.rbogash.com or just look at airliners.net for the thousands of b727 pics there. The purpose of seeing the AA aircraft is ...

Where do you folks get the idea that Boeing is somehow ahead of the technology in composites on comercial aircraft. For the record Airbus has been the inovator and proven user of composites on major structures in comercial jets since the 1980's, long before Boeing.

Dont get me wrong I amd a middle ...