Originally Posted by
TURIN
Not really. Its a great ride. Smoothest and quietest airliner I've ever flown on.
Designing and producing the smoothest and quietest airplane doesn't guarantee a succes story. It's a fact that Airbus is far from being break-even with the A380 and as long as no-one else is interested in buying them, the potential A380 life-saving NEO engines and PLUS wingtips will never be produced.
It's a useful aircraft for congested airports where slots are hard to get, but is it worth the high investment to get those extra seats which have a high operating cost?
It would probably make more sense for Airbus to focus on stretching the A350 to compete with the B777X.