Category: Air

  • Air France, Transavia to resume Israel flights

    After suspending flights to and from Israel at the end of last September due to the security situation, Air France officially announced the renewal of its flights to Tel Aviv. Flights to and from Ben Gurion Airport will resume on January 25 with seven weekly flights between Tel Aviv and…

  • Air France, Transavia to resume Israel flights

    After suspending flights to and from Israel at the end of last September due to the security situation, Air France officially announced the renewal of its flights to Tel Aviv. Flights to and from Ben Gurion Airport will resume on January 25 with seven weekly flights between Tel Aviv and…

  • Defense Ministry awards Rafael $5.2b US-funded air defense contract

    Defense Ministry Director General Eyal Zamir and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems CEO Yoav Turgeman signed the first contract today, funded by $8.7 billion in special US military aid approved by the US Congress in April 2024. $5.2 billion of the aid was allocated to strengthen Israeli aviation. . Defenses –…

  • Hudbay Receives Air Quality Permit for Copper World

    This section is Partnership Content supplied The content in this section is supplied by GlobeNewswire for the purposes of distributing press releases on behalf of its clients. Postmedia has not reviewed the content. by GlobeNewswire Breadcrumb Trail Links GlobeNewswire Author of the article: Published Jan 02, 2025  •  12 minute…

  • Wizz Air to resume Israel flights to 10 more destinations

    The gradual return of foreign airlines to Israel is scheduled to accelerate on January 15 with the Hungarian low-cost airline Waze Air Flights will resume between Tel Aviv and 10 other destinations. Wizz Air returned to Israel earlier this month, after suspending operations at Ben Gurion Airport for two months,…

  • Slovakia buys IAI air defense system in €560m deal

    Israel and Slovakia have completed the largest defense export deal ever between the two countries, worth €560 million (more than NIS 2 billion), for Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). MX Barracks Air defense system. The system is designed to deal with current and future air threats, including ballistic missiles. Related […]…

  • Air Haifa to launch Athens flights

    Israeli airline Air Haifa will launch a new route between Haifa and Athens on Thursday, January 2. The airline will operate five weekly flights with round-trip fares of $348 in January, according to the company’s website. The company already operates three daily flights to Larnaca in Cyprus for $118 roundtrip…

  • Ceasefire brings Air Haifa back to Haifa

    The new Israeli airline Air Haifa will return its planes to Haifa from the 22nd of this month, with flights to Eilat and Larnaca in Cyprus. Flights from Haifa will be renewed thanks to the removal of some wartime domestic flight restrictions, including restrictions on flying from Hadera northwards, which…

  • Wizz Air brings forward return to Israel

    Low-cost airline Wizz Air announced the gradual resumption of activity in Israel, starting from December 20. Wizz Air will initially restore service on the Tel Aviv-Larnaca route, with four flights per week. The company said that information regarding other routes, on which it expects to resume flying from January 15,…

  • Air France extends Israel flight cancelations

    Air France extended the cancellation of all Israeli flights until November 26, and the Italian carrier ITA extended its cancellations until January 13, 2025. The Air France and ITA announcements came the day after violent attacks on fans of the Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer team in Amsterdam, which prompted Israel’s…

  • Air Canada signs codeshare agreement with airBaltic

    Article content MONTREAL – Air Canada and AirBaltic announced they have signed a codeshare agreement that will help facilitate travel between Canada and the Baltics. Under the deal, Air Canada’s marketing code will be placed on 10 routes operated by AirBaltic, allowing passengers to fly to Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania…

  • Air Canada signs codeshare agreement with airBaltic

    Article content MONTREAL – Air Canada and AirBaltic announced they have signed a codeshare agreement that will help facilitate travel between Canada and the Baltics. Under the deal, Air Canada’s marketing code will be placed on 10 routes operated by AirBaltic, allowing passengers to fly to Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania…

  • Air Haifa maiden Cyprus flight returns almost empty

    The new low-cost Israeli airline Air Haifa took off yesterday morning (Monday) on its maiden flight on the Tel Aviv-Larnaca route. When the plane returned from Larnaca, the passengers were surprised to find that it was almost empty. In this period, the peak season in the Israeli aviation industry, an…

  • Wizz Air cancels all Israel flights until January 2025

    Last month, the low-cost airline had the largest share of passengers passing through Ben Gurion Airport after Israel Airlines. For the first time since it began operating in Israel, low-cost carrier Wizz Air has announced a long-term cancellation of all flights until mid-January 2025. This is a dramatic announcement because…

  • Air Haifa launches Cyprus flights

    New Israeli carrier Air Haifa operated its first international flight this morning between Ben Gurion Airport and Larnaca in Cyprus. New Israeli carrier Air Haifa operated its first international flight this morning between Ben Gurion Airport and Larnaca in Cyprus. Since it began its flights last month, Haifa Airlines has…

  • Rafael to unveil new battlefield air defense solution

    At the Association of the United States Army’s annual meeting and exhibition scheduled to begin Monday, state-owned Israeli defense company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems will unveil unmanned air defense systems designed to provide ground forces with comprehensive protection and lethal capabilities. The solution includes a laser-based Lite Beam system and…

  • Parliament, KRA owe Kenya Airways Sh3.5 bn in air tickets cash

    The national airline has revealed that Parliament, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) owe Kenya Airways Sh3.54 billion. Kenya Airways CEO Allan Kilavuka told the Senate Roads, Transport and Public Works Committee that it is also seeking government assistance in repatriating funds stuck in various…

  • Parliament, KRA owe Kenya Airways Sh3.5 bn in air tickets cash

    The national airline has revealed that Parliament, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) owe Kenya Airways Sh3.54 billion. Kenya Airways CEO Allan Kilavuka told the Senate Roads, Transport and Public Works Committee that it is also seeking government assistance in repatriating funds stuck in various…

  • Air Haifa to begin operations on Monday

    Israel’s new airline Haifa Airlines has announced that it has received an operating license from the Ministry of Transport and has officially begun selling tickets on its website. The Haifa-based company had originally planned to operate flights from Haifa Airport, but due to the escalation in the north and the…

  • Investors are betting on Wizz Air taking a bigger hit than its rivals amid price wars, debt and engine issues

    With travel expectations weakening as consumers hold back on spending, sellers are betting that one budget airline will fare worse than its European peers. The shares offered for trading, which indicate short interest, represent 13% of Wizz Air Holdings Plc’s shares available for trading, according to the latest data from…