“Those who don’t travel much abroad might not know about Emirates Airline and Etihad Airways, two carriers owned by the government of the United Arab Emirates, or Qatar Airways, the carrier of the Qatari government.

But they are making quite an impression on those who do. The three Persian Gulf airlines are buying jets and adding routes at an awe-inspiring pace. Emirates alone is responsible for nearly half of the world’s orders of Airbus A380 super jumbos. Though its home nation, the UAE, has just 9 million people, it is now the largest airline in the world in international traffic and capacity. Its home airport in Dubai is busier than Chicago O’Hare.”

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