As far as I know, Boeing was selling smaller planes at a loss or at very near a loss and subsidizing it with the 747's. Hence Airbus made the A380's. The A380 w

As far as I know, Boeing was selling smaller planes at a loss or at very near a loss and subsidizing it with the 747's. Hence Airbus made the A380's. The A380 was not meant to profit, but to stop Boeing from subsidizing other smaller planes.