HF3000 & SMOC, all the points you make are vaild, I was perhaps a little rushed in making the apple-for-apples comparison based solely on SkyScanners data, here's what I originally posted in post
#79:
He had been asked directly by senior management why the A380 was not using 30% less fuel per seat compared to the -400. He went on to explain that the A380 was indeed performing close to spec WRT fuel burn. But management kept saying that it wasn't the 30% reduction that Airbus had sold it to be. He then asked about the QF seating config vs the Airbus configuration for the fuel burn figures (QF's 450 vs 650 airbus).
My point still remains, that management
thought they were buying something with a much lower fuel burn per seat & the original purchasing decision was deeply flawed. If my contention is correct, it is an example of the Sunfish theory of a deep lack of understanding of the business & it risks.
If you have any data, please post or PM me.