The US has close ties with the Middle East in the diverse world of modern commercial aviation, as has been evidenced by news from this week’s Dubai Airshow, such as 
Emirates‘ order for another 65 Boeing 777X aircraft. As such, there are plenty of non-stop flights between these two important regions.
According to current scheduling data made available by Cirium, an aviation analytics company, there are 3,011 scheduled non-stop flights penciled in on routes between the US and the Middle East this month. Collectively speaking, these services will offer grand totals of 996,239 seats and 7,003,938,968 available seat miles (ASMs), underlining the importance of this aerial corridor. Let’s examine the most common airlines and aircraft.
The Middle Eastern Big Three
Middle Eastern carriers dominate this market, with Qatar Airways accounting for the most flights. The airline has scheduled 866 flights on US routes this month, split between 506 with the Airbus A350 family and 360 with Boeing 777s. Its top US route from Doha (DOH) serves New York JFK up to three times a day, with Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) seeing twice-daily flights throughout the month. But what about the UAE’s flag carriers?
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad operates the third-most US-Middle East flights, with 360 scheduled. These are split evenly, with 180 apiece flown by the 787-9 and A350-1000, and JFK is the top route, with two rotations a day. Emirates has the second-most non-stop flights (704) but the most seats, on account of the A380 operating more than half of them. JFK is served twice a day non-stop from Dubai, with all flights now featuring premium economy seats, as Emirates revealed in September:
“Each seat offers generous pitch and width for working and relaxing, as well as customised features like in-seat charging points and a side cocktail table. The onboard experience is rounded off with meticulously selected in-flight amenities.”
The US Big Three
Compared to their Middle Eastern counterparts, the US ‘big three’ legacy carriers have a comparatively minimal presence on this corridor. United Airlines is the top carrier on this front, with 238 flights scheduled (60 with 777s and 178 with 787s). Tel Aviv (TLV) is its top Middle Eastern destination, with twice-daily flights from Newark (EWR) this November. Elsewhere, it also flies from Newark to 
Dubai International Airport(DXB) once a day.
There is little to separate Delta Air Lines and American Airlines when it comes to Middle Eastern flight frequencies. Both operate a single route on a daily basis, but Delta comes out on top due to having a second rotation on one day this month. The SkyTeam founding member’s sole Middle Eastern route links New York JFK with Tel Aviv, and its aircraft of choice is the Airbus A330-900 from the European manufacturer’s modern A330neo series.
Meanwhile, American Airlines deploys the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on its sole daily non-stop route between the US and the Middle East. Starting at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) in Pennsylvania, its destination is Doha, where passengers enjoy onward connectivity from oneword partner Qatar Airways.
American Airlines To Move Doha Flights From New York City To Philadelphia
The move from JFK to Philadelphia comes as American and JetBlue’s Northeast Alliance comes to an end.
The Best Of The Rest
Sandwiched between Etihad and United in terms of frequency, Israeli carrier El Al operates the fourth-most flights between the US and the Middle East at present, with 356 penciled in this month. 
Boeing 787s operate all but four of these, with the 777 being the exception. Its top route on this front links Tel Aviv with New York JFK, and, while some days see no flights at all, on others, there can be as many as four services scheduled on this route.
Two more Middle Eastern airlines have more than 100 flights scheduled on US routes this month. All 132 of those operated by Saudia will use the 777-300ER, with Los Angeles (LAX), JFK, and Washington (IAD) served from Jeddah (JED), and JFK and Washington served from Riyadh (RUH). As for Royal Jordanian, the carrier’s 112 US flights all use 787s, with Amman (AMM) to Chicago (ORD) being the top route, on five rotations a week.
