Airlines
IATA Sees Uneven Progress Among Mideast Carriers
Crisis in Qatar, war in Yemen among chief obstacles to broad participation in profit rebound

While geopolitical instability in the Middle East continues to threaten the region’s airline industry, not all carriers have suffered to the same degree. But, overall, the situation looks dire, notwithstanding the minimal effects International Air Transport Association director general Alexandre de Juniac expects to see as a result of the recently revived U.S. travel ban on citizens from several Muslim-majority countries in the region.