I was rather surprised to hear from American friends that they thought Boeing aircraft were far superior to Airbus products. I was told that the build quality was better and the life expectancy longer plus Airbus used cheap plastics. They said that pilots and aircrew had said they much preferred Boeing. Also was said that the Brits were pulling out due to lack of confidence in the A380. They thought that the Boeing Dreamliner was the plane of the future.
My, European, view is basically the opposite. Having travelled on both, as a passenger I liked the Airbus more but that may just have been because they are newer and seemed more elegantly designed. I did think they were quieter.