
Flagging carriers: war shuffles the Gulf-airline flight deck
From Economist Podcasts
Published 3/18/2026

From Economist Podcasts
Published 3/18/2026
Cancelled flights, longer routes, higher prices: the war in Iran is taking its toll on the airline industry. The conflict may force lasting change on the big Gulf carriers. We ask why the once-frothy fake-meat industry is losing its bite. And why PDFs, one of technology’s most pervasive file types,…