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Re:Boeing cutting more than 12,000 U.S. jobs with thousands ... by selectodude on Wednesday May 27, 2020 @03:53PM (#23329031)
They do. A330/A340/A350 are all on the same type rating. A319/320/321 are on the other Airbus type rating. Boeing has the 737, 747, 757/767 and 777/787 types. Boeing has more type ratings because there is less computerization, all airbus planes fly the same under normal law.
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Re:Boeing cutting more than 12,000 U.S. jobs with thousands ... by raverbashing on Thursday May 28, 2020 @03:52AM (#23334638)
Actually we're both wrong, according to the FAA (source: https://registry.faa.gov/TypeRatings/ )

It's A330/A330Neo together, but A340 and A350 separately, 3 separate types

757/767 but 777 and 787 separately

(And 747 and 747-4/8 are separate as well)

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Re:Boeing cutting more than 12,000 U.S. jobs with thousands ... by selectodude on Thursday May 28, 2020 @09:43AM (#23337116)
Could have fooled Airbus.

https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/news/en/2014/10/the-common-t...

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Re:Boeing cutting more than 12,000 U.S. jobs with thousands ... by raverbashing on Thursday May 28, 2020 @10:25AM (#23337645)
Well, that was weird. A quick Google search doesn't answer it directly but it might be something like:

FAA (and maybe EASA) takes it as 2 types but it only requires a difference training from the 330->350.

From the link: The new regulatory approval means that pilots who are qualified and current on the A330 can already commence their preparations to take the A350 XWB’s controls by undergoing “differences training” only

Based on https://www.pprune.org/tech-log/609896-sff-a330-a350.html

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