Israel's CAA revokes Sun D'Or operating license

Israel's CAA ordered charter airline Sun D'Or to cease operations from April 1 because it failed to comply with regulations
 
The Israel Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) cancelled last week the operating license of El Al's unit Sun D'Or. Israel's CAA ordered charter airline Sun D'Or to cease operations from April 1 because it failed to comply with regulations.
 
The cancellation of the operating license followed complaints from the European authorities that Sun D'Or was in practice not an independent company and makes use of El Al planes and crews.
 
In a statement issued by the CAA, it noted that "Sun D'Or is currently operating without a full administrative and operational framework as required of every other airline and is relying fully on the infrastructure of parent company El Al,". 
 
Sun D'Orwas founded in 1977 and has served as a carrier to several European destinations as well as for flights on Saturday (the Jewish Sabbath), sometimes in El Al planes. Sun D'Or, based at Tel Aviv airport, operates three Boeing 757-200 aircraft.
 
The Transport ministry said in press release that the airline would cease to operate as an independent entity but El Al could use the brand name Sun D'Or for commercial reasons in future.