Airbus has a bit to go yet to be compared to Boeing.
I guess the A380 will show the strength of Airbus as a manufacturer.
Boeing have accomplished alot more than Airbus and to think that the 747 was designed in the sixties and made such an impact on the commercial aviation industry and over 40 years later, Airbus are finally talking about an aircraft that can (possibly) rival the 747, Let's not forget, Airbus have hardly changed aviation as much as boeing or mcdonald douglas etc.
I admire Airbus, especially as a european for their innovation. I hope the 7E7 and the A380 are a huge success. They probably will as they will not be competing in the same market anyway.
But when Airbus HAVE accomplished or surpassed what Boeing have achieved, Then all the anti-boeing people can start bragging why there better than Boeing