Boeing-Pilot said:
And at the moment with the wings failing to standard and it going to cost more on fuel than the 748 doesnt look to good at the moment. - although the A380 is getting back on track, time will tell...
It's 2-3% under the limits! I'm sure Airbus will put the weight up a few tonnes to achieve this additional strength - not! Furthermore how do you know how much the 748 is going to cost to fuel - it's a paper airplane, they haven't even cut any metal for it! And it won't arrive until the end of the decade, maybe later. At the same percentage loadings I expect the A380 to be more efficient and of course it will be available a lot sooner too. Oh and we forgot one more factor - maintainence. The 747 IS fundementally 60s design and as such it costs a lot more to maintain.
On a more serious note, yes the A380 is ugly, and yes, the 747 is uglier. We haven't gone backwards in that department, not from the 747 at least. Ugly, humpback, fat, slobby, piece of rubbish I think it is and it looks like.