Originally Posted by
geminidreams
If you know so much just state the quantum of subsidy that emirates has received? Emirates doesnt need subsidies as they make money. They actually have an excellent location as a hub between Asia and Europe and a fleet that is better than the US trash and reasonable levels of service. There are lots of businesses that dont have a stock price to measure value, doesnt mean they dont make money.
Oh dear. When a company isn't public it doesn't have to disclose those figures...as in the case of Emirates. They do have an excellent location and a better fleet than the US carriers--that isn't in question. You seem to have missed the point that the REASON they are so good is because they have so much subsidies and don't have to answer to shareholders as do publicly traded carriers such United, American, and Delta--those pesky American carriers. No one is saying that Emirates isn't making money, either--but it's hard to know when they don't have to report earnings publicly, so it's hard to know the subsidies they receive allowing them to earn whatever they earn.
Emirates is entitled to the A380. It is a great plane...but it will be a failure for Airbus which is what the original point was supposed to be. You just don't seem to accept the other facts that so bother you...