Hey ShockWave -
"Who else is there to sponsor? Any one need a new stadium built? Surely we can give this money to someone! We can't just give it away to the staff for no justifiable benefit to EK!"
Don't worry:
They Wannabees Managers are just about to splash out 1,5 Million Pound (not
Crappy Dirham) to replace the Concorde 1/4 Scale Model at the Roundabout to terminals 1,2 &3 at LHR. as BA is moving to Terminal 5 pretty soon;
so the beancounters thought its time to replace it with a frumpy looking A 380 Model in Emirates livery instead!
well - I'm afraid that doesn't bring the 10%+ resigation quote of qualified flightdeck crews - last year alone - under control
just wait what will happen, when they dare to announce a less than 4-weeks profit share - HR won't be amused by then - You bet!