BNE-LAX is almost impossible to get away on Staff Travel. WE usually leave 10-20 people behind.
For a period, the B777 spent about 36 hours on the grond in Abu Dhabi, but no longer; it is now utilised AUH-KUL-AUH on behalf of Etihad.
VAI made a substancial profit last year, due to the economics of the aircraft and the great load factors.