It just had the bad fortune to enter service right in one of the modern world's most severe crises
Silly argument Mach. The orders boomed while oil was 100$, they eroded when it fell to 40$ and air travel is at an all time high.
It beats me how one can pretend that the 380 has an economical advantage and no one wants that Wundervogel. It's numbers sold that speak, not spreadsheets.
On the other hand, if Leahy pretends his second hand 380ies will be offered at a price of a 77W (see article) then the shadow of 'subsidy' pops up again .....