I would bet on Airbus being metric (but could be wrong),
which makes me worry about the safety of the darn things.
Why would you worry about the safety of an established manufacturer? Airbus did not start building aircraft at the A380. A lot of negative comment has been made at the small problems the newer airbus aircraft have had, which have caused delays etc.. The worst airbus accidents have been caused by pilot integration (CFIT), not the aircraft itself. If you look at boeing however we have had a 777 loose power on short final (no birds involved), spontanious ignition of fuel tanks (747 and 737) sudden rudder hardover in the cruise (numerous 737) random engine shut down in flight(717) and the list goes on.
I'm not anti Boeing or pro Airbus, both companies are about level in the overall accident rate for late madel aircraft.