All,

While I appreciate the confidence in Boeing and hope they indeed are doing it all right, remember that they failed their fuselage cert test for the 787 because one of the fuselage barrels they were going to use was found to have voids in the composite matrix. The stuff is tricky, they have to really, really take the inspection methods seriously and this is a concern given the driven nature of the business.

I worry more than even about Airbus, however, because they are truly in dire straights. They cut corners when they were tops in the industry; I don't even want to imagine their attitude on safety when they are in a panic.

No weak-winged, pencil-whipped composite-winged A-380 for me, thanks.

Jetblaster