Qatar

The United Arab Emirates has agreed to increase financial transparency in its airlines as part of a deal with the United States.

Senior officials from the US and Qatar have reached an agreement aimed at addressing the concerns of major US carriers over alleged subsidies to state-owned Qatar Airways.

Qatar Airways and Vietjet have entered an interline partnership, while the latter is hoping to expand into long-haul low-cost.

Sanctions-hit Qatar has announced a programme to allow visa-free entry for citizens of 80 countries as it seeks to encourage air transport.