rumours indeed
Dunno where you get your gen from Duh but EK and EY are not taking everything they can get their hands on. Middle East aviation is feeling the pinch just as it is being felt elsewhere in the world, whether the respective companies will admit to it or not is a different story but numbers are down and orders being put on hold.
Rumours are one thing but red herrings are just plain annoying.
Hustle on.