And it looks like the A380 is going through some of the same problems the 747 had: not meeting specifications and running late in the first deliveries. David R home.comcast.net/~damiross/books.html www.sequoians.com -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Bahadir Acuner Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 10:07 To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: SFGate: Father of 747 Sees Big Things for New Jet What's funny about this press release is that what people said at the beginning of the 747 program, is the same thing people are saying about the A380 program. I think , if Airbus gets it right, A380 will be really successful. BAHA >