On a brighter note, EADS chief financial officer Andreas Sperl told a gathering of analysts and investors that Airbus "still expected to sell more than 750 of its new planes over the life of the project". ®
Oh dear! But it's not the first airliner that failed to meet expectations...the biggest and most expensive to date though, and yes even in steerage it is more comfortable than the rest of the lot out there, although the reverse curvature of the fuselage sides downstairs was a bit strange at first