@Harry the Cod - I didn't say Emirates was subsidized by the state. At least not directly. However it is patently obvious what benefits Emirates derives by being considered a strategically important industry to the Emirate of Dubai.
FWIW BA didn't accept any profits from Concorde when it was given the airframes by the state as there were no profits: Concorde was run at a loss by the nationalised airline. When BA was privatised all it's assets were sold by the state to the shareholders. Only the privatised BA made Concorde profitable. What alternative options for the disposal of Concorde aircraft do you think the state had given the huge technical support infrastructure and inventory required to operate seven bespoke airframes? Concorde was only ever a blip in BA's profitability.