Originally Posted by Dan Air 87
Maybe if a few of the US carriers had the A380 on order then the attitude would be different. Typical sort of comment that you would expect though I am afraid to say. Must be endemic in poltics to have a brass neck and half a brain!
It's interesting that they don't. The A380 may be a good cattle-car for flying the hadj, but I think the US carriers don't see the application for it in their business models. Bigger is not always better, or more profitable. For US carrier applications, the 787 promises to be a real winner. US carriers are in so much trouble right now, they can't afford any more stupid mis-steps.
Personally, I think the A380 will be an innovative technical success, but a economic failure for Airbus.