Originally Posted by Probe

Their "issue" is persistent low oil prices don't allow the princes to fund the flying clubs masquerading as world class airlines. They are, and always have been, "hobby" businesses for a few elites.

Without a huge rebound in oil prices, I would expect a lot of aircraft available on the used market, and several dozen 380's mounted on sticks in front of dozens of the worlds aviation museums.

That might be a fantasy, but it is mine, and I like it.