The CEOs of the top two Gulf airlines —Emirates based in Dubai and Qatar based in Doha—are eager to increase their share of traffic rights following Abu Dhabi's Etihad, which quadrupled its access into India through an equity deal with Jet Airways. Emirates' president, Tim Clark, sees the Indian government's favor toward Etihad as a decisive move in this direction. On the other hand, Qatar Airways' CEO, Akbar Al Baker, seeks a review of air capacity in India but is not currently interested in acquiring stakes in Indian carriers. Emirates Airlines, one of the UAE's flag carriers, is led by CEO HH Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum. It ranks as the world's fourth-largest airline by scheduled revenue passenger-kilometers flown and boasts the largest fleet of Airbus A380s, with 123 aircraft in service. Qatar Airways, Qatar's flag carrier, operates a fleet of over 200 aircraft and employs more than 43,000 people. Engr. Badr Al Meer is the CEO. The airline was es...