A former Syrian air force general who was also the country’s first astronaut said Tuesday that only about one-third of Syria’s fighter pilots are carrying out the daily bombing raids of rebel strongholds because President Bashar Assad’s regime cannot count on the loyalty of the rest.
MEA pilots go on strike
Pilots at Lebanon’s national carrier are striking at Beirut International Airport to press for demands for improved working conditions. Some 170 Middle East Airlines pilots began their 24-hour strike at 3 a.m. (0000GMT) Thursday. The strike by the pilots’ union forced the cancellation of 23 international flights to Mideast, European and African destinations and affects […]