[Prophet in the wilderness]

Also Lufthansa airlines, I believe it was Lufthansa airlines who have been telling Boeing to build a large 747 for the passed 10 years.

[RayChuang88]

I think Lufthansa is taking a wait and see attitude with the A380-800 before ordering the 747-8I. If Airbus can meet the original 8,000 nautical mile range goal at standard payload, then Lufthansa may end up buying a mix of A380-800's and the upcoming Enhanced A340-600 for fleet commonality reasons. (Note that Lufthansa has a substantial A340-600 fleet.)