747FOCAL, what is it with you and the A380 upper deck evac?
A company like Airbus with, let me remind you, 50% and climbing of the world's aircraft market will not screw this one up. The A380 will be certified, enter service and be as safe as the next aircraft.
Why can't you accept that we Europeans are not dumb, can actually build aeroplanes and in doing so teach you lot a thing or two in the process?
Back to the topic: BA could have really used something the size of the 777-300 when they expanded their BAH/DOH route from 777-200 to 747-400 recently. I can imagine the efficiency on only a 6 hour sector is less than ideal.