EK unfair advantages over QF
EK pay their pilots half the salary QF pay theirs. Why? Because there is no income tax in Dubai, and the 'take home' salary is the same.
The majority of EK ground/engineering/admin staff are expats imported from India. Many of these staff are paid less than the equivalent of A$ 500 per month.
EK is non-unionised. There are no unions allowed. QF is heavily unionised.
As long as Mr.Howard applies high rates of income tax in Oz, does not allow the import of cheap Indian labour, and does not stop Oz unions, EK will have these unfair advantages. All of which are due to government policy.
As an aside, my EK colleagues tell me they NEVER tanker fuel FROM Dubai. If EK get cheap fuel in DXB then why don't they tanker?