This is rehashing a lot of old stuff that is in the archives which you could find if you took the trouble to research. The 747 was too big when it was introduced- aviation would now not be the same without it. Instead of doubling capacity, the 380 is some 50% greater than a 747. In 15 years we couldn't do without it. It's called progress. Do you think some of the best brains in the world haven't done their homework and decided what is needed and when it should be supplied? What is your solution? No 380, keep the inefficient 747s operating ad infinitum? Replace the 747 with another machine the same size? AIrbus are looking to the world 10, 20, 30 years ahead. Boeing took their eye off the ball- God knows what they were doing. They totally lost the big aeroplane market. Airbus are suppling the new large aeroplane of the future, and lovely it is. I'm a Boeing pilot, but it's feeling old.....and inefficient......and as it gets unreliable, it will pass into history.