Captain Nir Dagan, VP operations Arkia Israeli Airlines, said that the airline proved its safety record and is proud to be accredited withthis standart

Loop ABX will also call Damietta, enabling OOCL to offer service on a bi-weekly basis, thereby doubling the capacity

The Asia Black Sea Express service (ABX) will call at the Egyptian port of Damietta on bi-weekly frequency which will allow doubling the capacity from the Far East to Israel

The service features connections between Southampton to Ashdod and Haifa via Cagliari, Italy. Transit time is approximately 18 days

JIMS attributes Israel's poor ranking in this year's report to a growing public sector. Last year Israel was ranked number 44

Air China Cargo has plans to transport Israeli cargo throughout the Far East, Australia and New Zealand through the company central hub in China

The new NIS 20 banknotes will be put into general circulation from 13 April 2008. At the same time a special issue of 1,800,000 polymer banknotes commemorating Israel’s 60th anniversary will be put into circulation

El Al had an option to buy 14 787s, but unexpectedly cancelled the order in late 2006. El Al will receive two Boeing 777s at the end of July and late August