Remember, it was a long long time ago, that, in the times we are living, means something like ten years. At this time Airbus was wondering how to compete with Boeing on the big carriersmarket and was working on what would become the A380. On its side, Boeing was not thinking about replacing its mythic 747 and was working on a smaller carrier, which would become the 787.
Why these two so opposite approaches ? In fact, they were the embodiment of two radically different visions.
According to Airbus, airlines companies...