As Airline Capacity Shrinks, Travelers Look for Other Israel Evacuation Options
The United States Department of State offered U.S. citizens evacuating from Israel an alternative way to leave the war-stricken country.
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Global Crossing Airlines One of Few to Make Israel Cargo Flights
Two freighter aircraft operated by Global Crossing Airlines, a startup charter airline based in Florida, are on their way to Israel.
El Al Keeps Flying Despite the War, Only Nine Flights Canceled
Despite being the largest airline in Israel, El Al has canceled the fewest number of flights relative to its planned schedule.
Boeing Opens New Engineering and Techonology Center in Brazil
Boeing opens new Engineering and Technology Center in Brazil as part of its new global engineering strategic moves.
Israel’s El Al Poised to Maintain Vital Air Link
As other airline’s cut flights to Israel, El Al has spent well over $100 million preparing itself for threats and maintaining a link.
El Al Reintroduces Boeing 777 Commercial Passenger Flights to Meet Rising Demand
El Al — the Israeli flag carrier — has announced it will bring back its Boeing 777s, as demand for travel continues to rise. The airline had said earlier in the year that it would refit the fleet, with the airline’s new cabin product, in order for them to be ready should they be needed for […]
El Al Agrees to Return Pilot Wages as Demand Reaches Highs
Israeli flag carrier El Al has announced it reached an agreement with its pilots to restore salaries to pre-COVID-19 levels in an effort to cancel fewer flights. The airline agreed that such salaries will be in effect by the start of 2023 and would remain until the contract expires in 2025. The importance of better […]
El Al Signs Agreement to Acquire Arkia
El Al Airlines — Israel’s flag carrier — has reached a non-binding agreement to acquire Arkia, a smaller carrier. On Thursday, the carrier formed a non-binding memorandum of intent to buy smaller local rival Arkia after being forced to shrink down following a government bailout during the pandemic. Arkia would become a wholly-owned subsidiary of […]
EgyptAir Replaces Air Sinai on Flights to Tel Aviv After 40-Year Hiatus
The first-ever Egyptair commercial flight to Israel landed at Ben-Gurion Airport on Sunday, Oct. 3. The Egyptian national carrier will now run four weekly round-trip commercial flights between Tel Aviv and Cairo. The flight covers a distance of just 245 miles in each direction, and is blocked at 80-85 minutes in each direction. EgyptAir will […]
Philippine Airlines to Launch Non-Stop Flights Between Manila and Tel Aviv
Proving resiliency in the time of a global pandemic, Philippine Airlines is looking to launch non-stop flights between Manila and Tel Aviv, Israel by October 2021, betting on eased air travel restrictions as Covid-19 vaccinations in both the Philippines and Israel having made good progress. The national carrier of Philippines has been seeking to revive this […]
