How can you say "It was always going to be a money loser?" Such prescience Wiz. I don't know why Airbus didn't contact you when they were designing it.
Plenty of people though it was a bad idea, and when the execution was so bad in terms of delays, it was apparent it was driven by the political hubris of the time, rather than any compelling reason to embark on the project, just like Concorde.
Why?
Because it was a four engine aircraft in the days of long range twins. Because it was designed to be stretched and never will be. Because it was a major airport aircraft when the world was going toward point-to-point services.
I'm not prescient, I'm professionally involved in aviation and had an informed opinion about the viability of the aircraft in terms of it's ability to be manufactured profitably.
Turns out that opinion was right.
Apparently having opinions, even ones that turn out to correct, is somehow offensive to you, Rex- strange that you participate in an internet aviation forum then, don't you think?
Did you send an email to Boeing when they were designing the 747-8 and also advise them that its not a good idea?
No, but in conversations with people about a subject we were both interested in (aviation) I pointed out that the 787-8, while a fine aircraft (as, I might add, is the A380) was a last ditch effort to produce a long range quad, and probably wouldn't sell very well, but at least the economics of producing a derivative were much lower risk than producing a clean sheet aircraft.
But then, that's me expressing an opinion, and that's a no-no, right?