Airbus delivers first A350 to Japan

Kinda dumb for Japan to have ignored Airbus for so long. Look at the risk entailed when all of one's eggs are in the same proverbial basket: 737 Max deadline software blunder, 787's fire-prone batteries, etc.

I've taken A350s on Vietnam Airlines and Delta. They're about as good as it gets.

You only need to watch NG's MayDay Series to understand that New Models of Aircraft are susceptible to problems, and the Regulators job is to identify and fix them.

Boeing 737 when it came out had 2 fatal crashes due to a Rudder issue, so now the 737 Max has also sadly added 2 more to that brand's fatality list.

I think we need to do better on our "testing" Before rather than After crash events. Boeing's being in bed with the FAA has not helped and changes need to be made to both, or one should go.

Airbus, is also not without fault.

One has to wonder, whether when so much emphasis is put upon Computer systems, that you have to question why there is no What to do if you suspect a "Computer Error/Failure" scenario in the manual ?