As one of the guys who pays your wages (a passenger) I think the A380 an excellent aircraft - roomy and quiet - even down the back. Initial 747s couldn't start their engines if the wind was in the wrong direction......(and am I the only one who thinks the later 747s -300 and -400 were noisier on the inside than the -200s?) Until the A380 one of the quietest rides I had was on a DC-8......