Airbus slams rival with Pinocchio ad It states: "Our competition, it seems, has begun to exaggerate the capabilities of its "latest technology" 737 and 747 aircraft, both of which are derivatives of 1960s designs...The [Airbus] A320neo is the fastest-selling aircraft in the history of civil aviation, with more than 1,500 orders in less than two years, and the A380 has captured 80 per cent share in the very large passenger aircraft market. No wonder they're sleepless in Seattle. "They are blatantly misrepresenting the truth by orders of magnitude," Mr Leahy told Reuters. What is going on is just over the top. Marc Birtel, a spokesman for Boeing, defended its own advertising. He said: "We believe in - and history has shown - the superior performance of our products and services. We stand behind our performance claims. With high oil prices and dwindling profits putting pressure on airlines, both manufacturers recently announced new fuel-efficient variants of their most popular models.