How many Airports are going to be able to handle this big and heavy sucker with out tearing up the runways, taxi strips and tarmac?
The French want to strike as they cannot build it properly and again atre gettting their butts kicked by Boeing.
The Airlines are living on borrowed time with old equipment in flight now.
Granted, the biggest thing I ever flew on was an L-1011, but according to piolets it was one of the bst planes ever made. But the DC - 10 by McDonald won out. Didnt trust a plane when the engine was sticking out of the tail! Especially when the one went down in Chicago!
Bigger isnt always better!