Very interesting! 777s would be very nice. I've heard that EK is trying to set up a leasing outfit and I wonder if that would be a source of aircraft in the future.
I've been wondering about EK's potential r'ship with Aer Lingus; with its own huge requirement for an aircraft in the class EI wants (787-10/A350XWB), perhaps EI might get some cost advantage from getting in on the coat-tails of that. I don't think EI was ever very enthusiastic about the original 350, being just a warmed over 350, but I think Boeing would have to do a hell of a lot of talking to see off the 350XWB, but if it can do a deal with EK and EK has a r'ship with EI and the price is right ... EK has, of course, had a pretty tepid relationship with Airbus recently.