[Eric in the Ozarks]

"We've changed the aircraft three or four times in the last 90 days."
Sounds like this baby is ready to fly...

[Arkie2]

That doesn't sound like a well thought out and well engineered airplane. It sounds like a committee of desperate salesmen telling Airbus "this thing's not selling and we need to cut weight now". I'll be surprised if they're not paying airlines to take them to get some orders on the books.