Notso Fantastic - dear boy! I was worrying about you as I hadn't seen your cyber-stalking presence for a few days - thought you might have taken your own advice there for a moment!
Tigereye - you don't think so? Remember SQ and the MD11? BTW, what
is that monkey doing?
Kerosene Kraut - so how big does Airbus think they can grow this family of aircraft to, then? 1,000+ pax? Whilst that would certainly help cut down air traffic, I'd be very concerned about the airport infrastructure requirements - and imagine the outcry if a fully laden one goes down.