I'm not sure any one company would revell in the others misery. The shoe can pass to the other foot quite easily.
Airbus A330 and A340 had no fatalities aboard their flights until AF 447. This stellar safety record may have unfairly raised the publics expectations towards Airbus. Afterall, many Boeing aircraft have crashed over the years.
Airbus advanced technology had made flying so safe and comfortable.....
That said, and the mysterious way AF447 disappeared have really made the flying public nervous. How can a modern marvel of an aircraft, one that practically flies itself....vanish into thin air????
And now all of this information has been discussed about Airbus systems, and how complex they are and how the pilots are just along for the ride..
It's the 2001 Space Odyssey syndrome..."we cant control the computers"!
It has tapped into a very real Human fear....
