Open Skies

The UK government is allowing the country’s airlines to restart flights to the Egyptian airport of Sharm El-Sheikh, almost four years after it banned services because of security fears....More

The Uzbekistan government has introduced Open Skies at several of the country’s airports from Oct. 1....More

It was no surprise last week that US President Donald Trump told the CEOs of the “big three” US airlines—American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines—either to file a complaint under the International Air Transportation Fair Competitive Practices Act of 1974 (IATFCPA) or stop their relentless, multimillion dollar lobbying campaign against Gulf carrier competitors such as Emirates Airline....More

British Airways (BA) is resuming service to Cairo July 26 following a suspension that began July 20 for unspecified security concerns....More

Pakistan has lifted the restrictions that were imposed on much of its airspace for nearly five months, a welcome relief to airlines that have been forced to reroute overflights as a result of the closures....More