Originally Posted by
bjones4
Airbus started all this dodgy numbering with the A380, they set the initial version as the -800 (despite A3XX concepts being -100, -200 etc) because, they stated, -800 gave the impression of a mature product straight out of the door, whereas an A380-100 would suggest the opposite
Surely incorrect. Those professionally involved in aircraft purchase (as opposed to the !!!!!!!!!!!!!! brigade) know perfectly well the development history of what they are considering.