CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -As a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization, Air Arabia is partnered with 24 regional airlines. Affiliates include Gulf Air, Etihad Airways, Emirates, Iraqi Airways, Kuwait Airways, Middle East Airlines, Qatar Airways, EgyptAir, Air Cairo, Royal Air Maroc and others.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sharjah International Airport is home base of the low-cost carrier Air Arabia.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al Thani H.E.

Detailed explanation-4: -Emirates is based in Dubai; the Emir of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khalifa (who also happens, by longstanding convention, to be the president of the UAE), wanted his emirate to have its own flag carrier, and so Etihad came into being (founded by Sheikh Khalifa’s personal pilot, no less).