That’s how I read it, but it seems like a pointless argument. It is not an article about ‘them’ and ‘us’. There are no sour grapes. It’s just a piece of journalism that raises questions about the cause of the current issues. I agree with kleinbl00 that the A380 has had significant problems and it is likely not the right type of aircraft to meet future demands. But that doesn't take away from the fact that the outsourced manufacturing model and the political importance of the Boeing 787 may have had a role to play in the current technical problems, which should have been resolved before a single plane took off. Everyone loses when entire fleets of planes are grounded – the passengers who are inconvenienced and lose confidence – the airlines that lose revenue and are forced to rearrange operations and finances – the suppliers who lose revenue when the manufacturing line grinds to a halt.