Originally Posted by ryane946
Nice quote typhoonpilot. But come on, we can't just pick on the A340 (even though it is the easiest one to pick on). Lets look at Boeing VS Airbus 05 sales numbers.
Boeing 787: 235
Airbus A350: 87
Boeing 777: 154
Airbus A340: 15
Boeing 747: 43
Airbus A380: 20
(Lets not forget about Airbus' research and development costs)
Boeing 767: 15 (And potential for 100 as part of USAF tanker deal)
Airbus A330: 0
Emirates alone has 41 A380's on order! With a grand total of 159 firm orders with another 70 options. Airbus said break even is at about 250, so they are over half way there before any of them are operational.