Originally Posted by
gloopy
...their little tinpot "EGO" bubble fleet somewhere....
Emirates "little tinpot EGO bubble" fleet for perspective:
19 777-200 (more than Delta!)
82 777-300 (with 78 more on order)
21 A380 (with orders for a fleet of 90)
plus a handful of A330/340s
160 777 and 90 A380s aren't just all going to fly to and from DXB are they?
With the fleet they have and the cost structure they are operating under, they will have the ability to transform most other global international airlines into niche players in distinct geographic markets. To Emirates a 7ER or a 757 let alone an A320 or 737 is nothing more than an RJ...
Originally Posted by
gloopy
...A comprehensive domestic feed in the USA is far more valueable than the redundant arbitrary hub connectivity EK can provide. EK can't touch what we do in the US...
No need to touch when you can codeshare/buy your way in...
They have enough cash to just buy into other airlines, and are on record as of last week to do more of that.
For Europe feed they already bought into Air Berlin...
For now they are using codeshare in most places to get the feed: JetBlue in the US, Virgin Australia down under. Isn't there an upcoming Virgin America IPO?
Cheers
George