FAA downrates Israel to Category 2

In a major blow to US-Israel aeropolitical relations, FAA Friday announced that it was downgrading Israel's aviation safety standard to Category 2 under the agency's International Aviation Safety Assessment program. The decision, which will prevent El Al from adding new services to the US, follows...

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