Fugazi,
Are most A380 FOs being sourced from the combined A330 and A340 fleets? Do you need 4-engined Airbus time to make the transition to the A380 or can you just jump from the A330 to the A380?
Also, as time passes and more A380s enter the fleet, will they continue to fly primarily longhaul (perhaps replace 777s with A380s on select US flights once again) or will we eventually see them flying the redeye Indian and local ME flights as well? Perhaps the QOL currently experienced on the A380 won't remain very long.