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Airline pilots fear retribution over refusing to fly in Middle East, aviators' group says

Airline pilots express widespread safety concerns flying in the Middle East during the Iran conflict, fearing retribution from airlines for refusing high-risk assignments.

An Emirates aircraft is seen through the window of a Middle East Airlines airplane at Cairo International Airport, March 31, 2026; illustrative.
The 250th Wizz Air aircraft.

Wizz Air celebrates: 250th aircraft takes off on the way to a 500-plane fleet

WIZZ AIR Plane.

Wizz Air CEO: Our plan is to establish a base in Israel in April

 Carrier named airline of the year 2025 by AirlineRatings.com.

Norwegian airline to resume Copenhagen-Tel Aviv route from April


Wizz Air flight from Israel to Krakow evacuated due to bomb fears - report

The passengers were reportedly ordered to urgently disembark from the plane without their luggage while they and the plane were inspected.

Wizz Air's aircraft is seen on the tarmac at Budapest Airport, May 22, 2014.

Flying through Saudi Arabia makes Israeli flights shorter, not cheaper

TRAVEL ADVISER: Don’t be fooled into believing that Israeli airlines will suddenly drop their fares to India or Thailand.

 GETTING READY for departure from Ben-Gurion Airport.

Delta had worst cancelation rate among US airlines in May

 A Delta plane sits at the International Terminal at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in March 2020.

Saudi Arabia opens airspace to Israeli flights ahead of Biden visit

The White House said the decision to open Saudi airspace "paves the way for a more integrated, stable, and secure Middle East."

AN EL AL plane carrying Israeli and US delegations to Abu Dhabi departs from Ben-Gurion Airport on August 31.

El Al pilots sign agreement with Histadrut to return to normal

A new agreement signed for pilots restores their salaries to pre-COVID-19 rates and trains them to fly Boeing 777s.

 Histadrut Labor Federation, El Al and pilots' commitee sign special agreements to regulate working relations.

How can travel agents charge handling fees even when flights are canceled?

Travel agents became concerned that even if a contract between an agent and a customer allows a handling fee, they would be faced with lawsuits from customers.

 Illustrative image of an airplane.

Kashrut agency sues JetBlue, claims they lied about a kosher snack

Kof-K said JetBlue put the agency’s hechsher, or rabbinical approval symbol, on an artichoke snack that the agency never certified as kosher.

 JetBlue Airways.

Travel in Europe: These are the dates you shouldn't fly into the continent

Disruptions are expected in the European aviation industry, which is already collapsing from congestion. Here is everything you need to know.

 Employees work on a Ryanair plane preparing to take off at the Rosalia De Castro airport in Santiago de Compostela, Spain June 24, 2022.

What we don't know about the next COVID-19 wave

HEALTH AFFAIRS: Major guidelines, such as masks on planes or testing to travel, may have been canceled, but we wonder when the government – here or elsewhere – will grasp at these guidelines again.

 BACK TO THE lines? Magen David worker take a COVID-19 rapid antigen test at a Magen David Adom drive-thru site in Jerusalem on Monday.

Emirates begins daily service between Tel Aviv and Dubai

Two years after the normalization of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates through the Abraham Accords, Israelis can now travel to Dubai on daily flights from Emirates.

Emirates Airline Boeing 777-300ER planes are seen at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 15, 2019.