Well I see his point Emirates and Qatar have 20 and 9 years ish respectively on Etihad but EY is the Government airline with Government money!
Abu Dhabi's 2030 vision says that it can't be a world player without its own airline! Plus the 'Ohh look at my train set' rule must surely play here, I think it will be rather embarrassing for the big cheeses in Abu Dhabi to see their airline fail!!!
Still EY should be ok for the rest of my 5 year plan hehe!
Safe Flying,
Scud...