EURO LEADERS CLAIM LEAD OVER USA!

Drudge Report/AFP News ^ | 1/18/05 | AFP

[highimpact]

It wasn't that Boeing COULDN'T build a bigger plane. They simply decided not to.

[ruiner]

These people have such a horrible inferiority complex. They remind me of 14 yo girls making fun of each other due to lack of self esteem.

[X-Servative]

I pray not, but this sounds a lot like "Titanic"-speak.

[Semper Vigilantis]

Now all they have to do is find enough passengers to make operating it profitable.

[So Cal Rocket]

840 passengers???

They must start boarding that thing 1 1/2 hours before the flight.

How would you like to be at the luggage claim with 839 other passengers looking for your bags?

How would you like having to rush to make a connection and being in the last row in this monster?

[I'm ALL Right!]

All the hullabaloo somehow reminds me of the TITANIC. IMO, it's not such a great idea to have nearly 1000 people in the air on one vessel.

[Fenris6]

Well, at least the Euro-Weasels have something to be proud of again. Maybe it'll reduce their whining and moaning.

[Bogey78O]

And how will this help their ailing economies since most carriers aren't looking for bigger planes just cheaper ones?

[Dallas59]

Let's what happens in 5 years...When Europe is broke...

[hushpad]

It's an airplane! It carries people!!!, it even flies! Wow! Whoo Hoo!!! Yipee!!, boy those Euro leaders sure are something aint they?

[bmwcyle]

Wait until on of these planes(God Forbid) drops out of the sky.

[dfwgator]

I'm sure they said all the same things when the Concorde came out.

[camle]

Boeing had this plane on their drawing boards when the 747 STARTED services. i recall reading the article about it. they chose not to persue it due in part to the vast amount of fuel it would take to make it fly - i.e. unprofitability.

[Porterville]

What a bunch of sour grapes.

[Michael81Dus]

That´s exactly what I fear. What, if one of these crashs? 500+ deads. Big time for terrorists and insurance companies.

[EQAndyBuzz]

All I can say about this is Mazel Tov. Unfortunately they will not be able to land this plane in the US because of reconfiguring of terminals.

[EQAndyBuzz]

All I can say about this is Mazel Tov. Unfortunately they will not be able to land this plane in the US because of reconfiguring of terminals.

[Bogey78O]

Seems like carriers will need to change their operation. Rather than having a daily flght looks like they'd have to switch to bi-weekly.

[dfwgator]

IMO, it's not such a great idea to have nearly 1000 people in the air on one vessel.

Sounds like a terrorist's wet dream if you ask me.

[Petronski]

Paint a hakenkreuz on the tail and start flying it. We'll see how good euroengineers are.