There’s a lot to this I don’t understand.

Firstly, I believe the A330NEO has just been announced. Why is such an aircraft necessary with the A350 programme? Surely the latter can do (or be made to do) anything an A330 NEO could? If it can’t, hasn’t someone messed up badly?

Secondly, doesn’t the A350-1000 compete with the B787-10 rather than the B777X? If there is an overlap and the B777X is a better aircraft, then, surely, the B787-10 will also lose out to the B777X?

Thirdly, if Airbus doesn’t have a competitor to the B777X, can it not make one, say, the A350-1200?

Finally, I think the A380 is ok in its sector. The fact of the matter is that it is far superior to anything else flying on ultra long-haul in terms of comfort. I go to NZ regularly and, for that distance, I won’t fly anything else. B777’s are very cramped in comparison.