After plane fracas, Netanyahu to fly to Rome on smaller airliner

Israel’s national carrier, El Al, will fly Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his entourage to Rome later this week, albeit on a smaller plane than the premier had originally demanded. The premier is slated to fly to Italy for high-level meetings on Thursday, one of Netanyahu’s first trips abroad since retaking the premiership. The Prime Minister’s Office had arranged a Boeing 777 wide-body airliner to ferry the prime minister and his coterie, but no El Al pilot certified to fly the plane was… (www.msn.com) More...