Originally Posted by
a_pilot
Get your facts right.
Airbus aircraft are actually made of aluminium alloys.
The Boeing 787 and 797 are the ones actually made of plastic.
Regarding disposable rubbish, yes the desert graveyard is full of Qantas Boeing aircraft, and no Jetstar Airbus aircraft. It is very obvious what is the disposable rubbish.
Oh please, wake up... the 'graveyard' - yes, lots of 20-25 year old + Qantas Boeings. I'm yet to see an Airbus product of ANY model that has flown anywhere near 20 years, bar maybe a few older A320s. The reference to plastic was that they are disposable. VA originally started their trans-continental flights with A330-200s that were approaching 13-14 years of age and were WELL past their use-by date. It is a FACT, they just don't last that long - hence the comment. They can make a reasonably efficient aeroplane but they are basically done by the time they get past 10 years of age. The history of the Qantas A380 has been a disaster, outclassed very quickly in cost of operation by the 747-8I and has had more engineering issues than any Boeing aircraft I can recall.