I'm watching Euronews, reminding myself why the U.S. is doomed to be the sole superpower for the next few generations. They're doing wall-to-wall coverage of an Airbus flight. An airliner. A passenger vehicle with coach class, economy class, lavatories-with-sliding doors, you know what they look like.

Right now there's a ceremony featuring the flight crew. The spirit of self-congratulation is... interesting. And classically French. I remember a recent contest here in the U.S. to see who could build a craft that could go to space and back. Someone did it. On his own dime.

Oh, that's why Airbus is getting all that news coverage.