You can't write a balanced perspective about a biased analysis.
Konkordski, if this was true election coverage would be even duller than it is!
Of course the Times could have supplied some balance - by quoting published, available Airbus estimates on A380 sales.
A simple bit of homework, and a simple sentence 'Airbus however estimate they will sell XXX aircraft' would have done the job.
Simply phoning Airbus up & asking for a response is not providing 'balance' -its lazy, sloppy journalism.