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Originally Posted by veloziROTHTOR
gais, this is pretty bad. at least nothing exploded yet. the japanese bought a bunch of them.
lufthansa got lucky with their 10 a380s
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The A380 isn't a competitor to the 787, the 747-800 is (sort-of). At any rate, the A380 has had its fair share of launch issues as well. Did you ever read about Qantas flight 32 (
http://avherald.com/h?article=43309c6d%2F0007&opt=0)? They also have issues with wing cracks. The dispatch rate for the 787 has actually been pretty good (higher than the 777 at launch) and is on par with most clean sheet aircraft designs at launch.