As a pilot (sadly not a Boeing, or anything close to that side), I think this is a non-trivial point. Every second professional airline pilot you will talk to w

As a pilot (sadly not a Boeing, or anything close to that side), I think this is a non-trivial point. Every second professional airline pilot you will talk to will talk about that philosophy difference between Airbus and Boeing, and 99.999% of them will take Boeing's side. Sadly, pilots really don't have much of a say in those discussions. They'll fly what's put in front of them, but I can assure you that all feel safer being given a plane not trying to actively fight them.