On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 05:24:41 -0500, Cub Driver wrote:

If it crosses its fingers and hopes that Airbus comes a pratfall, it
risks becoming irrelevant and fading away. Who will buy the 747 if the
NBT (I never can remember those Airbus designations) is actually a
decent aircraft? It's bigger and a whole lot newer.

Possibly quite a lot of people -- the A380 is a fair bit bigger than
the 747, so both aircraft may have a niche.

With me, Boeing has already won. I'd never fly a jumbo jet if there
was a twin-aisle widebody available, whether it's a 747 or a NBT..

Why not?

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