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Reverse Exodus -- Israelis Flock to Egypt with New Flight Options
The throngs of Israelis backed up in a nine-hour wait to transit the Taba border crossing from Israel into Egyptian Sinai on the week of...
Steve Jaffe
Jun 2, 20223 min read


The Israelis are coming! Are the expectations for the Israel-Morocco travel boom sustainable?
In another demonstration of the tangible benefits of the Abraham Accords, El Al and Israir will both commence regularly scheduled flights...
Steve Jaffe
Jul 7, 20213 min read


After the Rockets Stopped Falling – the Gaza conflict and its impact on Israeli commercial aviation
In many ways, the recent Gaza Conflict that raged from May 10 – 21 was just the latest battle in a long-running war between Israel and...
Steve Jaffe
Jun 1, 20214 min read


Is Dubai the pot of gold – or just the end of the road -- for El Al?
The new air service between Israel and the UAE and Bahrain represents a potential breakthrough moment for Israeli national carrier El Al....
Steve Jaffe
Dec 1, 20207 min read


The (not so) little airline that could -- a profile of Flydubai
In case you missed it, Flydubai’s arrival today at Ben Gurion Airport marked the first scheduled passenger flight on the newly...
Steve Jaffe
Nov 26, 20203 min read


Sudan, Tigray, and the importance of strategic airspace redundancy
On Sunday, November 8, El Al flight 5057 flew over Sudan en route from Tel Aviv (TLV) to Entebbe (EBB). The 737-900, which was heading...
Steve Jaffe
Nov 18, 20204 min read


New Middle East airspace agreements – what they are and why they matter
Easily overlooked in the wake of the recent breathtaking pace of Arab-Israeli normalization developments are a series of highly...
Steve Jaffe
Oct 29, 20204 min read


Israel signs air service agreements with UAE and Bahrain
Just weeks after signing the historic normalization agreements with the UAE and Bahrain, Israel has concluded air service agreements with...
Steve Jaffe
Oct 27, 20203 min read


The New Middle-East Super Connector?
For a brief, shining moment over the past few weeks, the El Al route map expanded to nine new cities on world-girdling routes throughout...
Steve Jaffe
Apr 26, 20204 min read


Israeli diplomatic breakthroughs start to bear tangible aeropolitical results
On March 16, the Jerusalem Post reported that Sudan had authorized direct flights to Israel to overfly its territory. The announcement...
Steve Jaffe
Apr 12, 20203 min read


Ten New Breakthrough Routes to Israel
New air service to Israel from far-flung places continues -- some are pure business routes -- others leisure destinations, and a few...
Steve Jaffe
Aug 4, 20194 min read


Latin flavor adds spice to the Israeli aviation market
Since the 1960s, El Al had interest in flying to Buenos Aires, but its plans never came to fruition, partly due to the circuitous routing...
Steve Jaffe
Feb 3, 20192 min read


Asian airlines play catch-up in Israeli market
For decades, Israel was terra incognita on the route maps of Asian airlines. Based in a region with historically less-developed...
Steve Jaffe
Jan 31, 20193 min read


Israel in Africa -- an Airline Saga
Israel is on the cusp of some major airspace access breakthroughs – to the east over the Arabian Peninsula, and to the south and west...
Steve Jaffe
Jan 27, 20193 min read
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