Israel Airports Authority: number of overseas air travelers up 3.6% in 2006
Air Transport
07.01.07
Israel Airports Authority: number of overseas air travelers up 3.6% in 2006
The Airports Authority's figues also show that in 2006 the number of aircraft taking off and landing at Ben-Gurion Airport for international flights was up 8.8%, reaching 67,766 flights
El Al to continue operating Cairo flights through January
Air Transport
02.01.07
El Al to continue operating Cairo flights through January
The company agreed to extend the flights for a month after the Transportation Ministry “appealed to us on Sunday”. El Al Israel Airlines was due to end its Cairo service on Dec. 31
Knesset Finance Committee agreed to apply antitrust laws to the airline industry
Air Transport
02.01.07
Knesset Finance Committee agreed to apply antitrust laws to the airline industry
The bill, if approved, would allow the Antitrust Authority to examine market agreements between Israeli and foreign airlines, as well as between Israeli companies
European antitrust commission investigating El Al for price fixing
Air Transport
01.01.07
European antitrust commission investigating El Al for price fixing
The investigation, announced publicly in February, relates to the air cargo pricing practices of a number of airlines. The investigation was announced publicly in February
Israel's Ben-Gurion airport – plans approved to build a Muslim Prayer Room
Air Transport
01.01.07
Israel's Ben-Gurion airport – plans approved to build a Muslim Prayer Room
A 20-square meter room for Muslim religious services will be built in Terminal 3, the main terminal at the airport
Transportation Minister: Royal Jordanian to be able to increase flights to Tel Aviv
Air Transport
01.01.07
Transportation Minister: Royal Jordanian to be able to increase flights to Tel Aviv
RJ can expand its cargo operations to Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion airport to three weekly flights. In return, Israeli airlines will be able to begin operating cargo flights to Jordan
Israir to purchase 2 Airbus A320s
Air Transport
01.01.07
Israir to purchase 2 Airbus A320s
Israir Airlines announced the signing of a MOU for the purchase of two Airbus A320s, with an option on a third, for an estimated $150 million. The two planes will join its fleet in 2010
European antitrust commissioninvestigating El Al for price fixing
Air Transport
25.12.06
European antitrust commissioninvestigating El Al for price fixing
El Al reported last week to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange that the European Competition Commission had requested that El Al provide information regarding an antitrust investigation in the field of air cargo
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