"8 out of 11 A330's were unserviceable last weekend causing a large number of aircraft substitutions."
You have got to be kidding? If this is true all I can say is that "Q" hasn’t got it right. We operate 40 something Scairbus's and don't have anywhere near the amount of trouble with them that you guys appear to be having with them. The A330 is a mature product that has had most of the serious bugs taken out of them. The A340-600 is another kettle of fish and as for being one of the launch customers for the A380, good luck because you are going to need it.