I have the 748 and don't like it as much as my other tubeliners. As for JAR, the most logical plane for them to do next would be the A340 as its so similar to the 330.
Not really. They have said countless times that this is a projectto familirise themselves with XP so a conplex airliner isn't the best option. Of course the DC-6 isn't exactly simple either.
Should be good. I wonder why they chose to go with the 350 and not the 787 considering the 78 has been flying for some time now? Maybe because there isn't a single 350 for XP?
Is XA really that big of a competitor when compared to the org? Wouldn't seem like it judging by the forum traffic. This all seems like a rather petty state of affairs.