A little French bird told me, very recently, that the primary problems with the A380 are not the electrics or changed specifications at all, that is just a smoke screen which enables Airbus to put part of the blame on the customers as it is not totally untrue.
The primary problem, I was told, is that the aircraft cannot safely taxy as Airbus refused to pay Boeing for the patent to a steerable body gear and now they are suffering as they simply cannot get it safely around the corners at many of the intended airports, JFK springs to mind.
Don't shoot the messenger!
