Surely by signing an agreement,not to form a "U****",and operating under a seperate name(SIA Cargo,Atlas,CX cargo etc),there would be advantages ?
Cost base lower?Standby coverage downroute?Reduced housing?
Pilots not leaving,to go home?
The company is already divided,irreversibly with DEC programme so just another split on a voluntary basis is hardly controversial now.The airline is big and impersonal now.
Is it not better to have your own pilots in the company,utilising their EK experience living where they want to live rather than leave to another carrier?What a loss of experience.
I think it is viable,(as CX,SIA etc have done so),but whether EK see the advantages remains highly debatable.QB