Knafaim Leasing purchased s/hand Boeing 737-800

The company noted that the aircraft has been subsequently leased it to a Far Eastern airline
 
Global Knafaim Leasing a subsidiary of Knafaim Holdings Limited (Knafaim), an Israel-based tourism and air aviation services company reported last week the purchase of a Boeing 737-800, built in 2000 for $29 million.
 
The company noted that the aircraft has been subsequently leased it to a Far Eastern airline.
 
Last August Knafaim Holdings said in a statement to the Tel Aviv stock exchange that it agreed to buy two Airbus SAS A320 jets and one Boeing Co. 737-800 airplane for an estimated US$80 million.
 
The deal brings Knafaim's fleet to 22 aircraft - 17 Boeings and 5 Airbuses - which are leased to ten airlines in eight countries. Knafaim operates, through its subsidiaries, domestic flights and international charter flights.
 
Knafaim also leases planes and provides maintenance services for airplanes and runways in Israel. Knafaim's domestic flights' destinations include Eilat, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Ben Gurion Airport and the Rosh Pina Airport.
 
In addition, Knafaim's subsidiary, Arkia, acts as a charter company and operates international flights in the Mediterranean region and Europe, and regular flights to Georgia and Uzbekistan.
 
The Company holds an international carrier, El Al Airlines (39.33%), which has 207 weekly flights to 35 different destinations.