An Air India-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner rolled off of the airframer's controversial South Carolina, assembly line on Friday to a celebration of the first aircraft completed at the new facility.
American Airlines and British Airways will begin operating a shuttle-type operation between New York and London-Heathrow, with flights departing every 30 minutes during evening hours.
As part of a simmering political conflict, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE, and Egypt have severed ties with Qatar, disrupting the region's aviation industry.