Originally Posted by
tsquare
Yeah, they aren't getting money from their gubbamint.
Must be nice to be able to throw away an airplane that has probably 20 years left in it's service life. But it's a cultural thing I do believe. Gotta have the newest/best/biggest of everything. I hope they choke on it and go bankrupt.
Eventually, they will. But as long as the Texas tea flows, it won't happen.
Now, I know Bill Gates is theoretically the richest man in the world with 74 billion. But, but, but...there's that sheik in Abu Dhabi that bailed out Dubai and bankrolled emirates new aircraft order. I'm pretty sure our resident geek from Seattle doesn't have that kind of jack.