Whether ot not the article is biased, there are a few facts here that are worrisome:
- Emirates will start retiring the first A380's in 2020 (TC has repeatedly stated that he doesn't want to lease them longer than 12 years each)
- Amedeo is a company specifically founded for the purpose of leasing A380's to EK
- There is zero second hand market for A380's
There is a good chance that Amedeo will go bankrupt if they can't repurpose EK's leasing returns. And there's good reason for that not happening:
- Every other A380 operator has either delayed or cancelled their A380 orders
- EK is single handedly keeping A380 production alive. Without the latest order of 50 airplanes Airbus would've probably shut production down in a few years
Amedeos bankruptcy would certainly be a problem for EK.