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Female pilot tosses passenger for sexist remarks
A Brazilian airline says one of its female pilots tossed a passenger off a flight because he was making sexist comments about women flying planes.Trip Airlines says in a Tuesday statement the pilot ejected the man before takeoff as he made loud, sexist comments upon learning the pilot was a woman. The jet continued on to the state of Goias after a one-hour delay.The passenger involved in Friday's

Syria says sanctions have cost country $4 billion

Syria's oil minister acknowledged the heavy toll international sanctions have taken on the country's oil sector, saying Wednesday that they had sucked about $4 billion from the economy.

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Australia: No deal was made in Indonesia drug case

Australia denied Wednesday that it had agreed to treat young Indonesian people smugglers more leniently in return for the reduction of the prison sentence of a high-profile Australian drug

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'Bomb scare' sends Perth bound flight back to Melbourne Airport
An Air Mauritius aircraft was reportedly forced to make an emergency return to Melbourne Airport Wednesday afternoon after a passenger reportedly made a bomb threat to the crew.

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Air India files contempt petition against striking pilots
With Air India pilots' strike entering its sixteenth day on Wednesday, the airline has filed contempt petition against striking pilots in the Delhi High Court.

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1,500 tourists enter Myanmar every day by air
After its progress towards democracy following years of military rule, Myanmar has seen a huge inflow of tourists, with 1,500 people arriving every day by air, a media report said.

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