Four online travel powerhouses, including Expedia and Kayak, have launched an alliance to lobby regulators and the public against Google's purchase of ITA.
The International Air Transport Association on Monday further downgraded its 2011 airline industry profit forecast to $4 billion, which would represent a 78 percent drop compared to last year.
Israeli Defense Forces shot down a suspicious unmanned object which was flying over the Dimona nuclear reactor in southern Israel, the Jerusalem Post reported.