Bet pump,
I don't love Boeing, I dislike Airbus. They lie constantly about their aircrafts' capabilities and seldom get called on it, in public anyways. They have yet to build an aircraft which can carry full pax and decent cargo and go anywhere near the published range (ie 330, 340, 380). I'm taking a wild guess here, but the A350 will probably be no different. Their wing technology is at least 5 years behind Boeing, and they build throw away aircraft that don't last. For evidence, how many successful Airbus P2F conversion programs have there been? One, the A300. The only reason their aircraft sell is because the cost of ownership is lower than the Boeing equivalent. How? With higher labor costs than Boeing, I'm pretty sure this has much to do with public funding from their socialist parents. I don't respect that at all. Why should Euro tax dollars subsidize the global airline industry? It's sad and pathetic really.
I'll take the rest of the day off, thanks.
CXorcist