So if VS were to get their hands on interim equipment until the B787 arrives (such as A330/B777) how long would it take to train the ground staff, flight deck staff and cabin crew to operate them? Would it be more cost effective to try and get additional B747-400 or A340's instead so that there would not be another new type on the books?
Also, what is the A380-900 variant? Is this the even larger version that SRB mentioned some time back?