Qatar Airways was the first Gulf carrier to join one of the three big alliances . ` ` are competing for members , '' says Oneworld CEO Bruce Scott . `` We 're the only global alliance that flies to all of the countries in the Middle East and we really have no aspirations to have one of the carriers in the Gulf join our alliance , '' says Mark Schwab , CEO for Star Alliance , which has 27 members . Gulf carriers ' location and capacity make them important players in aviation . But Star Alliance has ` ` no aspirations '' to have a Gulf carrier as a member , says CEO .
Qatar Airways was the first Gulf carrier to join one of the three big alliances . ` ` are competing for members , '' says Oneworld CEO Bruce Scott . Gulf carriers ' location and capacity make them important players in aviation . But Star Alliance has ` ` no aspirations '' to have a Gulf carrier as a member , says CEO .