Aviation

Boeing, Technion move Israeli sustainable jet fuel project into implementation phase

Boeing and the Technion are moving their joint sustainable aviation fuel initiative from feasibility work into hands-on development of cost-competitive electrofuels.

Technion President Prof. Uri Sivan, President of Boeing Israel, Maj.-Gen. (res.) Ido Nehushtan, and Boeing Global President Dr. Brendan Nelson.
A private jet carrying eight people crashed as it was taking off from Bangor International Airport in Maine on Sunday night, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Seven killed as private jet crashes during takeoff at Maine airport

US Marine Corps F-35B, US Air Force F-35A, and US Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jets parked on the apron at the former Roosevelt Roads naval base, after the US struck Venezuela and captured Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, January 4, 2026.

FAA warns airlines on Central, South American flights of potential military actions

A screengrab from Flightradar24.com shows airspace over Iran and Iraq emptying of aircraft, January 15, 2025

EU Aviation Safety Agency warns pilots not to operate in Iranian airspace


Oz Berlowitz, CEO of Arkia: Government should fight EASA

Ministry of Economy criticizes Israeli airlines for high prices amid flight cancellations • Arkia calls for government intervention against EASA decision.

 Arkia

The Lufthansa group will not arrive in Israel before November

Lufthansa group extends flight suspension to Israel until November, impacting Swiss, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, and Eurowings.

 Lufthansa

Not disappointing: The Cypriot airline renews flights to Israel

After a brief pause, TUS AIRWAYS restarts flights from Israel today, offering connections to Cyprus, Greece, Bulgaria, and Austria.

 TUS AIRWAYS

Are airlines canceling flights to Israel? You won’t believe how many will fly!

Despite the security situation, the Airports Authority predicts 1.7 million passengers, with 42,000 expected on Yom Kippur's eve. Popular destinations include Greece, Cyprus, Italy, and the Emirates.

  Ben Gurion Airport

Once and for all - this is why flight prices are so high

Empty rescue flights, lease cancellations, and European safety recommendations contribute to high flight prices and reduced supply. Israeli airlines face challenges.

 Chaos in Israel after the Hezbollah attack was thwarted

Turkish refusal to refuel El Al flight: An offensive violation of intl. obligations - opinion

Political tensions and hostilities don't allow airport and aviation authorities the right to ignore their international duties.

 AN ISRAIR plane is painted with the Israeli and Turkish flags, at Ben-Gurion Airport, as Israeli commercial flights to Turkey resume, February 2023.

Planes flying from Lithuania to SE Asia mysteriously land in Iran

The aircrafts' transponders - which enable them to be identified on air traffic control radars - were turned off on entry into Iranian airspace.

A plane carrying Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian lands in Damascus International Airport, in Damascus, Syria March 23, 2022

How efficient Israeli response to Iran's attack led to resumption of flights

Although fewer visitors than usual are expected to fly to Israel this summer due to the war, restarted airline operations and the reactivation of Ben Gurion’s Terminal 1 might help local tourism.

 An El Al plane in Ben-Gurion Airport.

One dead, 30 injured as Singapore Airlines flight hits turbulence

 The interior of Singapore Airline flight SG321 is pictured after an emergency landing at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Thailand, May 21, 2024.

El Al host Josh Aronson on the autistic spectrum in the cockpit as part of Autism Awareness Week

Aronson, a Manchester journalist, is the first journalist on the autism spectrum to work as a diaspora correspondent for Maariv newspaper.

 Cockpit view from an El Al plane, April 9, 2024.