I can't believe so many people can be so short sighted! They'll also be 'forgetful', claiming in 5 years they 'knew all along the 380 would be successful!'. It has even better market prospects than the 747 at the equivalent stage, which was getting then a lot of derision for being too big too soon. Eventually the long range, round the world stuff, will go over completely to this machine for its cost savings. The market will be at least 50% higher than the 747 because it will strangle any competition. With the worlds economies growing at 5%/year, 10 years down the road the only answer will be 380, with Boeings flying package tourists in 7E7s! I don't have the same level of faith in 'point to point' as some do. States & Australia maybe, but the rest of the world not yet.