I agree that there is a lack of focus on the long term development of European airports but there are many reasons for this, on the other hand I think that you maybe overstating the involvement that European government has in Airbus.
I am no expert on this but as far as I know the amount of public money directly spent on Airbus is very little, if any. (i did say I know very little about this didn’t I?) 😀 What ever the amount is my perception is that very little is spent and public perception about public money is all that really matters.
As for airports remember, as others have said, European airports are very different that those in the US. They are usually privately owned, or at least run as if they are privately owned, with airlines sharing facilities such as gates and baggage handling.
There future development has to be commercially viable. I do not know why some US airports have so many runways when some very large Euro ones only have one or two, but you can bet is largely down to money. An extra runway does not guarantee extra income and certainly that is one reason why the a380 is a good option for European aviation.
It is nearly 4 in the morning, I am a bit drunk and not really an expert but I hope some of this helps. Never be afraid to ask a question on this forum, even if you are not sure what the question is, there are some very knowledgeable people around here and one of them will figure it out.
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