A380 = White Elephant

Okay, I'll bite:
Airbus is both German and French, so please include "German Krauts" in your
nationalistic insults. Only saying "French Frogs" is not paying proper
respect to the system of national parity at Airbus. As a German, when it
comes to Airbus, I want my fair share of nationalistic slurs, and I find
not being insulted highly offending.

On a more serious note, I think that Competition Is Good (TM) and that both
passengers and airlines alike have profited from the rivalry between Boeing
and Airbus. It was this intense competition that sparked projects like the
A340 and B787. Not even the most pig-headed Boeing fanboy could seriously
wish for the demise of Airbus, and vice versa - it would make the single
remaining then-monopolist a worse company and seriously slow down
innovation.

Anno.