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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, shakes hands with Qatar's Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, prior to their meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. Al Thani's visit comes as the United Arab Emirates on Monday claimed that Qatari fighter jets intercepted two of its commercial airliners in international airspace on the way to Bahrain, allegations promptly denied by a Doha official. (Yasin Bulbul /Pool Photo via AP)

UAE says Qatar fighter jets intercept flights, Doha denies

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 18 2015 file photo, vapor forms across the wings of an Airbus A380 as it performs a demonstration flight at the Paris Air Show, Le Bourget airport, north of Paris. Airbus sAys it will stop making its costly A380 superjumbo if it can't strike a long-term deal with Emirates airline for a steady supply of the planes. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

The Latest: Airbus says it outsold Boeing in 2017

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Unfair Trade Practices in Commercial Air Travel Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

How Gulf carrier subsidies threaten economic security

By James H. Burnley IV

Emirates President Tim Clark speaks to the journalists during a press conference at the opening day of the Dubai Air Show, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017. Emirates, the Middle East's largest air carrier, has unveiled new, state-of-the-art, first class private suites. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Dubai Air Show opens with Emirates’ $15.1B Boeing buy

By JON GAMBRELL and AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

Long-haul carrier Emirates expands to 29 FlyDubai routes

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters upon his return to the White House in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. Citizens of eight countries will face new restrictions on entry to the U.S. under a proclamation signed by Trump on Sunday. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

The Latest: Trump’s new travel ban: Third time the charm?

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Unfair Competition Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Air transportation harmed by unfair competition

By Jim Burnley

Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Department of Civil Aviation, CEO and Chairman of The Emirates Group talks with the journalists during the Arabian Travel Market Exhibition, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, April 25, 2017. The chairman and CEO of Dubai’s long-haul carrier Emirates says he “can’t dig into somebody’s mind” to understand why the U.S. instituted a ban on laptops and other personal electronics in carry-on luggage from 10 cities in Muslim-majority countries. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Emirates CEO says US laptop carry-on ban still puzzles him

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: U.S. airlines must up service game

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Emirates airline President Tim Clark listens to a question during an interview with The Associated Press at the Emirates Airline Headquarter, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, April 20, 2017. Clark said the Mideast airline remains committed to the U.S. market despite plans to slash 20 percent of its flights in the wake of tougher U.S. security and visa measures. Clark told The Associated Press on Thursday that its cutbacks are temporary and it has no intention of pulling out of the 12 cities it currently flies to. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

AP Interview: Emirates won’t withdraw from US cities

By ADAM SCHRECK - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, March 22, 2017, file photo, an Emirates plane taxis to a gate at Dubai International Airport at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Middle East's biggest airline says it is reducing flights to the United States because of a drop in demand caused by tougher U.S. security measures and attempts by the Trump administration to ban travelers from a number of Muslim-majority nations. (AP Photo/Adam Schreck, File)

Emirates trims U.S. flights after Trump administration’s travel ban

By Adam Schreck - Associated Press

FILE - This May 8, 2014 file photo shows Emirates passenger planes at Dubai airport in United Arab Emirates. The U.S. government is temporarily barring passengers on certain flights originating in eight other countries from bringing most types of electronics in their carry-on luggage. A U.S. official tells The Associated Press that the ban beginning Tuesday, March 21, 2017, affects airports in 10 cities of Cairo in Egypt; Amman in Jordan; Kuwait City in Kuwait; Casablanca in Morocco; Doha in Qatar; Riyadh and Jeddah in Saudi Arabia; Istanbul in Turkey; and Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

The Latest: Royal Jordanian to enforce ban starting Friday

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New York, New Jersey pols ask Trump to stop Emirates flight

By DAVID PORTER - Associated Press

The Latest: Emirates plans flight despite pols’ opposition

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Kim Jong-nam, the eldest son of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, is pictured in Paris in 2008. (AP Photo/Fuji TV) ** FILE **

Kim Jong-nam case: North Korean envoy blasts Malaysians, calls for joint probe

By Eileen Ng - Associated Press

Snake on a plane: Emirates flight halted in serpent spotting

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Workers of Airbus accompany the first Airbus A380 plane for the Emirates airline during a ceremony at the German Airbus plant in Hamburg Finkenwerder in June 2008. The Gulf’s three big airlines are all increasingly forging cross-border partnerships to extend their reach deeper into international markets. (Associated Press)

Three Gulf airlines forge global ties

By Adam Schreck - Associated Press

Emirates condemns racism after Blatter’s comments

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Countries scramble to evacuate citizens from Libya

By Selcan Hacaoglu - Associated Press