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EK to buy the unmentionable?
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Yep that would be an interesting one. Wonder where pprune policy would end up 😐 |
Don‘t know how this will work with certain AD egos.... |
It’s biggest ongoing issue which will be the death at it as some point is it’s order book of over 150 aircraft, that it does not want, can not afford, and cannot cancel. I really don’t see another option. They don’t want to grow any bigger from where they sit currently, but they have this gigantic lease bill about to crush them. Better get moving, the unwanted dash 10 is on the production line already. |
I can't imagine the guys next door closing down the base and moving all operations to Dubai.. There are too many egos involved! As the article says the base would have to be in a single location in order to take advantage of the hub model. This would be a huge mess. On the other hand, a bankruptcy would be an even bigger mess, so a merger would at least allow some people to save face.
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If only there was somewhere to put a huge new airport somewhere between Dubai and Abu Dhabi....
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Who doesn’t want the dash 10? All aircraft welcomed to replace the old expensive technology... |
Yeah I doubt this very much!
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Originally Posted by BigGeordie
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If only there was somewhere to put a huge new airport somewhere between Dubai and Abu Dhabi....
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Originally Posted by goeasy
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Who doesn’t want the dash 10? All aircraft welcomed to replace the old expensive technology... |
That would be a merger and airline mergers are messy! Ask any senior Canadian, Australian or Swiss and they will tell you stories.
But it would be good news for the competition, as the rivalry between the locals with their hyperbolically inflated egos will make them eat each other alive. To mitigate the bloodshed they will have to install double post-holders for every administrative position above loo-cleaner. One for ex-EY, one for ex-EK and logically enough five secretaries each. But the most critical question will be which Costa will be the future center of hide and seek. It will be the best new sitcom for the next few seasons. |
Expect flydubai to be added into the mix aswell. One big UAE airline. 😉 |
This just has success written all over it!!! |
Do the GCC co-operate? Are the UAE ever united? And we know what happened to a jointly owned and funded Gulf Air...…
Can't see EK+EY actually happening in any form. But after Abu Dhabi unexpectedly bailed out and renamed the Burj for Sheikh Mo, I could be surprised. Again. |
Abu Dhabi bailed out Sheikh Mo and took overall ownership of the profitable parts of ICD Investment Corporation of Dubai. That was the only way Dubai could offer collataral for the loans of $20 billion. Sheikh Mo was utterly humiliated at the forced re-naming of The Burj and left within moments after the opening. Also how could Dubai raise the money to buy EY? Massive regulatory hurdles abound. Not to mention egos higher than Burj Khalifa. I doubt thus will happen.....
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Originally Posted by motley flight crue
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This just has success written all over it!!! CP |
Originally Posted by Dubaian
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Do the GCC co-operate? Are the UAE ever united? And we know what happened to a jointly owned and funded Gulf Air...…
Can't see EK+EY actually happening in any form. But after Abu Dhabi unexpectedly bailed out and renamed the Burj for Sheikh Mo, I could be surprised. Again. |
Massive regulatory hurdles |
They could still use both airports, one for domestic, one for international and use the HYPERLOOP to transport pax between Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Travel time will be 12 mins i believe.
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