Originally Posted by
HighLow
(Just about to commence an A320 rating, and now thinking otherwise, maybe Boeing not a bad option after all) I can live without a table in the cockpit(Airbus) if it means that Im flying in an aircraft that will still be flying in 10-15 years time.
I wouldn't worry.
The chances of the various governments who have an interest, whether direct or indirect, allowing Airbus to fail are close to zero.
Even if, hypothetically, they did, then there would be a queue of interested parties ready to cherry pick the attractive parts of Airbus such as A320 production.
And even then, there's no reason why a properly maintained 320 shouldn't be flying in 10-15 years, with or without Airbus.