Originally Posted by
gunit770
still too early in the game to determine success or failure
come back to me in 10-15 years.
The world is getting larger and larger
For the next 20 years, it is nearly impossible for Airbus to even come close to breaking even with current order for the A380, and at the rate they are now discounting the A380, it would be impossible for Airbus to break even in 30 years. That would be considered a failure for Airbus, no matter how you time out the discussion. [Removed political argumentation/characterization - please take such to OMNI/PR] Airbus missed the boat on its prediction that a bigger 4 engine plane was the way to go for the future for the airline industry. Emirates is not the industry, and Airbus, and everyone else, knows it.