Pardon me as I laugh my head off....
SOME VERY WRONG PREDICTIONS IN HISTORY
"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible." Lord Kelvin, President, Royal Society, 1895.
"Everything that can be invented has been invented." Charles Duell, Director of U.S. Patent Office, 1899.
"Sensible and responsible women do not want to vote." Grover Cleveland, 1905.
"There is no likelihood man can ever tap the power of the atom." Robert Millikan, Nobel Prize in Physics, 1923.
"Who the hell wants to hear actors talk anyway?" Harry M. Warner, Warner Bros. Pictures, 1927.
"Babe Ruth made a big mistake when he gave up pitching." Tris Speaker, 1921.
"I'm sure we'll have the top position for years and years to come." Jean-Luc Lagardere, chairman of EADS, Airbus A380 launch' 2001
If Airbus is going to be on top in 2006, they better get cracking.
Boeing has 753 orders as of Oct. 10.
Airbus will need to sell nearly 500 more planes this year to pass them, even if the Boeing sales guys take the rest of the year off.