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BNlightened
Hm...looks like the multi-billion dollar Airbus bet on planes that are "bigger, heavier, with more passengers" (i.e. the A380) has lost significant ground to Boeing's vision of "cheaper-to-operate and lighter while using less fuel" Dreamliners?
Yup. A short search of news sources certainly suggests as much, as in this New York Times' business article quote: "Airbus has struggled to sell the planes. Orders have been slow, and not a single buyer has been found in the United States, South America, Africa or India. Only one airline in China has ordered it, and its only customer in Japan has canceled. Even existing customers are paring down orders."
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/10/business/oversize-expectations-for-the-airbus-a380.html
JeffLee
The a380 IS a good idea. The problem is the airlines, which curently aren't financially strong enough to make the investment, like Skymark.
It makes far more sense for a major airline flying major routes like Hong Kong to London to do it in one Airbus rather than in 3 different Boeings, paying 3 crews,etc.