This article has taken the same info, but takes a slightly different tack.
Emirates challenges rivals, aims for 120 A380s
It also mentions "export credits", and the efforts by EK's competition to have them stopped, as they give EK an unfair advantage. In all the 'unfair advantage' arguments I've seen, I've never heard this mentioned before. I can only assume these credits are used to pay air nav charges etc. Anyone know?