Air Madrid began charter flights to Tel Aviv
Air Transport
10.04.06
Air Madrid began charter flights to Tel Aviv
Spanish airline Air Madrid began last week the first charter flights between Tel Aviv and Madrid. Sources at the Israeli Ministry of Transport said Air Madrid will initially offer two flights a week
22% Increase In Air Passenger Traffic expected Over Passover
Air Transport
10.04.06
22% Increase In Air Passenger Traffic expected Over Passover
An estimated 840,000 passengers are expected to pass through Israel's Ben Gurion Airport in April, a 22% increase in passenger traffic, compared with Passover last year
Israel Aircraft Industries will convert 4 Qantas' 737 passenger aircraft to freighters
Air Transport
03.04.06
Israel Aircraft Industries will convert 4 Qantas' 737 passenger aircraft to freighters
David Arzi, Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd (IAI) deputy CEO and Israel Export Institute chairman, said last week that Bedek Aviation Group, A subsidiary of Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd will provide, in a deal worth $10 million, Australian airline Qantas
El Al announced 3% fares increase
Air Transport
03.04.06
El Al announced 3% fares increase
The increase which will come into effect on April 3, 2006 was due to the rise in fuel prices
Borovitch and Romano
Air Transport
03.04.06
El Al airline ended 2005 with a net profit of $64.1 million
El Al Israel Airlines published last week its financial reports for 2005, indicating record revenue of $1.62 billion, up 17% on $1.38 billion in 2004
Austrian Airlines's summer schedule – two daily flights to Tel Aviv
Air Transport
27.03.06
Austrian Airlines's summer schedule – two daily flights to Tel Aviv
Austrian Airlines announced last week that its summer schedule will see two flights a day to Tel Aviv. The decision to operate a second daily flight adds Austrian Airlines to the exclusive club of airlines operating two daily flights to Tel Aviv
For the first time: a Lufthansa Airbus 340 landed in Ben Gurion
Air Transport
27.03.06
For the first time: a Lufthansa Airbus 340 landed in Ben Gurion
The plane with the long body can carry up to 25 Ton of weight per flight. Was accepted according to custom with water hoses
Sheetrit. allows charter flights
Air Transport
20.03.06
Israeli and Polish airlines: unrestricted charter flights
Minister of Transport Meir Sheetrit said last week that Israel's Civil Aviation Authority ( ICAA) will allow Israeli and Polish airlines to fly unrestricted charter flights between the two countries
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