In 1992 boeing and Airbus parent, EADS, agreed,to conduct a joint study on the prospects for a superjumbo airplane. With a forecasted 5 percent annual travel, both companies saw the need for a new aircraft large enough to support this growth. However, the world will not be permitted to see what the brain trust of the two aerospace industry giants could have produced. Airbus concerning conclusions and Boeing reached different market trends, and the joint effort was called off.