Having just one acft of the type and size is a big risk on its own: Being it EK, is even bigger news because of the publicity given to the different events and to the acft herself.
New aircraft go unserviceable more often than not. It happened with all the types I dealt with. Even moving them from one area to another on our own Globe sometimes causes a lot of problems caused mainly by weather factors.
It's really a massive airplane with loads to prove. Time will tell. They love it in the air and that's where they make money.