Despite the jingoistic claptrap on this site, Airbus makes excellent planes. The root problem with the A380 is a huge misunderstanding of the present demand for aircraft, plus some degree of incompetent management (which I actually think is a secondary problem).
Yes, that and the fact that Airbus is really a government-operated company, blurring the line between business and government. It is a socialist's wet dream, and consequenbtly, an enormous failure in the making.
"They'll simply have to make runways bigger" Airbus mgt.
I suggest that we nominate ole "Jake The Goose" as our point man to beta test the A380. Heck, being that he is a goose anyway, maybe he should just fly along side the A380 and thereby can provide an on the scene report when the wings fall off. I know that not being a goose, I do not plan to fly this plane for a loooong time.... go goose go....