Israir

Israir gets US Transport Dept. approval to sell tickets, aims for New York flights from October

"As soon as the FAA authorizes Israir to fly to New York... Israir will immediately start operating the flights, and, as a result, start selling tickets," the airline stated.

Israir Airbus A320 aircraft.
Female pilot in the cockpit.

More women in the cockpit: Israir welcomes three new female pilots, reaching a record high

Israir plane takes off at the Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, May 24, 2026.

Israir passengers stranded in London after service vehicle damages plane

MK Yisrael Eichler seen at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on January 19, 2026.

Grapevine July 17, 2026: Birds of a feather


Israeli airlines add more rescue flights to shuttle stranded travelers, reservists

Israir navigates logistical trouble as pilots are recruited and foreign crews flake.

 Workers handle packages of Israeli humanitarian aid destined for Ukraine, at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel March 1, 2022

Israir and Brown Hotels Group sign agreement to co-purchase hotels in Greece

Joint initiative will include exclusive travel packages, direct flights, and transport to Brown Hotels

 Brown Hotels and Israair

More aid for El Al Airlines amid COVID travel bans

Israel’s flag carrier will receive tens of millions of dollars from the state and El Al’s controlling shareholders.

The first El Al flight from Israel to the United Arab Emirates

Israel cancels travel warning for Morocco

The travel warning against Israelis going to Morocco had been in place for over a decade.

  Foreign Minister Yair Lapid with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita at the foreign ministry in Rabat, Morocco, August 11, 2021.

Treasury to bail out airlines again as sanctions loom

Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman said he is working on reaching agreements with the airline heads in the coming days.

 El Al employees protesting near where Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's plane is supposed to take off for his anticipated visit to the US.

Israir: $180 flight discount if you get COVID-19 vaccine

There are still 1.1 million eligible Israeli citizens who have not been vaccinated.

Israir

Grapevine: Being Rami Levy

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Israeli soldiers walk past Rami Levy chain store in the Israeli Sha'ar Binyamin Industrial Zone in the West Bank

Israel officially launches direct flights to Morocco

Seven months after Israel and Morocco normalized relations, El Al and Israir both launched their first direct Tel Aviv-Marrakesh flights in a ceremony.

Israir flight attendants greet passengers on the first flight to Morocco in festive garb.

Direct Israel-Morocco flights as early as July 25, Ushpiz visits Rabat

The Israeli director-general is expected to hold talks with his Moroccan counterpart and other top officials in Rabat to discuss ways to advance and strengthen diplomatic ties.

First-ever El Al flight to Morocco about to take off from TLV

Michaeli outlines five point plan for Israel's Transportation Ministry

Transferring certain authorities to local councils would allow municipilities to individually conclude whether they would prefer to run public transportation services during Shabbat.

Labor leader Merav Michaeli.