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


El Al attack: Will it soon be dangerous for Israelis to board a plane?

"Hostile elements" attempted to take over the communication network of an El Al plane flying from Phuket to Ben-Gurion Airport on Saturday night and divert it from its destination.

El Al Israel Airlines planes are seen on the tarmac at Ben Gurion International airport in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel March 10, 2020.

Israel's Ben-Gurion University revolutionizes clean air travel with new aviation technology

This dynamic duo is poised to revolutionize the aviation industry with a novel method for producing Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), a critical weapon in the fight against climate change. 

 Prof. Moti Herskowitz and his lab team

Israeli airlines lobby for assistance amidst $155 million refund burden

“They should be applauded for continuing to fly, not punished.”

 El Al airplane

El Al revamps passenger planes to carry cargo to Israel

The move comes as passenger transport to Israel finally wanes, after several weeks of increased flights as thousands of reservists and Israelis living abroad returned home for the war.

 El Al employees remove passenger seats from a Boeing 777, so that the plane can be used to transport cargo to Israel during the ongoing war with Hamas in Gaza.

Israeli citizen killed in New Jersey helicopter crash

Local news outlets confirmed the time and location of the crash in South Brunswick, New Jersey.

 Robinson R22 helicopter.

Almost 5,000 US pilots probed for flying despite disqualifying conditions - report

Nearly 5,000 US pilots, all of whom are military veterans, reportedly falsified medical records to work as pilots while collecting benefits for disqualifying disabilities.

The A330-900neo plane

Arkia to offer direct flights to Sri Lanka from Tel Aviv in October

Sri Lanka, known for its scenic beaches and rich cultural heritage, has attracted many Israeli visitors over the years.


The brothers who qualified for the top of an international aircraft design competition

"Our main goals were to inspire designers and airplane enthusiasts, and produce a design that is true to Airbus that’s never been seen before," said Ben.

Ben and Tom Bublil finished among the top ten in an international design competition for the new Airbus cargo plane.

First flying electric car approved to undergo test flights, preorders now open

It is possible to pre-order a flying car on the Alef Aeronautics website for about $300 thousand.

 The electric flying car by Alef Aeronautics.

British World War II planes discovered in Ukraine

In total, 3000 models of the plane had been sent to help the USSR fight off the Nazis from 1941 until 1944. 

Technical personnel prepare one of six British Tornado fighters October 11 before the planes took off from the Royal Air Force base in Brueggen