Also, this is the 350. Isn't the huge plane the 380? I'm guessing that the 350 is an established model and wouldn't carry the baggage of the 380.
Yes, the huge plane is the 380. My point was that every decision by EAD is, at heart, a political decision. So even if the 350 is viable, infighting between the "partners" will doom the project as far as competition to Boeing goes. The 380 created the rift. It can only grow because that what socialists do.