Desert Ops Guy...I worked for Airbus.Every three months they send a guy out to EVERY airline of note wine and dine the top man...get his next 25 year view... then come back three months later to see if its changed. Of course they are in the crystal ball business. It takes over ten years to get an aircraft from concept to service. Do you seriously think they just take a punt on whether a new type (which has the capability of breaking the company) has a market