It might be part of a broader trend towards the "de-commoditization" of the cabin and air passenger experience or maybe is the general public becoming more "aircraft-literate" and starting to care a bit more about the type of aircraft they are flying...

I was back in Toulouse, almost a year to date after my last visit to the A380 final assembly line. Besides getting to know the amazing Beluga aircraft, I got to know a few aspects of the A380 programme that escaped me last time.