I was just perusing 'Flight' the other day, along with the business section of one of the quality British papers, when it was all doom and gloom for Airbus. They did mention these troubles at Boeing but only in the context of normal problems found developing a new design.
The main gist was that Airbus may have bet on the wrong horse, going for the big airplane (A380) at a time of rising fuel prices and then hitting big delays with its electrical system when they should have put more emphasis on a re-designed A350. Now it seems that the new, improved A350 will be coming to market so much later than the 787 that this will cause marketing difficulties plus cancellation of some launch orders.
This is such a high-stakes game, when some mistakes can end up costing billions, and Airbus now has to play it with political problems at the top plus much more trouble securing funds in addition to the usual technical problems that come with any aircraft development program.
Most interesting was one article raising the spectre of 'Concorde,' a technical success that turned into a commercial disaster, as if to hint that the A380 will be built and fly well but never manage to break even. We should be in for some very interesting times over the next few years as Boeing and Airbus fight it out!
Of course the rabid partisans of each type shall pick and choose tidbits of information to buttress their positions. Little flecks of foam shall land on the front of many anoraks over this. Most of us, I think, really don't much care who ends up on top, since most modern aircraft seem to be perfectly acceptable.