Of course it is viable as long as they will have a proper accounting transaction.
What are the world's airlines reporting? 1 Billion profit for a quarter and Emirates can "only" manage $1.9 Billion or the year.
Oil is probably not going to be any lower, the labor costs are the lowest in the industry by far and they have no curfew or pesky Regulator to get in the way of printing money.
Their profit should be $4 to $5 Billion and that is US.
9 weeks is way below par.
Here's hoping I won't be around for next years "announcement". I'm sure it will be another huge disappointment.