Aviation

Blue Bird adds fourth weekly Tel Aviv-Amsterdam flight as summer demand rises

The additional service will begin on August 10, with flights operating four days a week and one-way fares starting at €164.

Blue Bird Airways planes
Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.

The Israeli secret inside the Dreamliner: Ashkelon company’s mega-deal

 A Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 passenger aircraft, operated by Europe's leading low-cost airline Ryanair, takes off from Il Caravaggio International Airport on July 11, 2026 in Orio al Serio, near Bergamo, Italy.

Hundreds of Boeing 737 MAX jets face cabin safety risks and assembly flaws, FAA warns

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787.

Demand surges: Airline significantly expands operations in Israel


Trump directs lifting of US flight ban to Lebanon after high-level meeting with Joseph Aoun

US flights were suspended in 1985 after the hijacking of TWA Flight 847 from Athens, Greece, en route to Rome, Italy, that was forced to land in Beirut.

Middle East Airlines aircraft sit on the tarmac at Beirut's Rafik Hariri airport on April 10, 2026.

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

Israir now employs seven female pilots, representing around 10% of its operational pilot workforce, as the airline expands its fleet with two Airbus A330 aircraft.

Female pilot in the cockpit.

Ryanair plane makes emergency landing after window 'dislodged,' partially sucking passenger out

Local media in Greece reported that a piece of engine broke off and smashed a window, causing the cabin to decompress and sucking one passenger partially out of the window.

Two Boeing 737-8AS passenger aircrafts of Ryanair airline, taxi on a runway at Malaga-Costa del Sol airport, in Malaga, Spain, May 3, 2024; illustrative.

Pakistan finds wreckage of missing cargo plane as search continues for five crew members

The wreckage of the K2 Airways cargo Boeing 737 was recovered 53 nautical miles (98 km) south of Ormara port, the Pakistan Airports Authority said.

A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boeing 777 aircraft takes off from Karachi airport on November 11, 2010; illustrative.

EU Aviation Safety Agency loosens restrictions on flights to Israel

The agency’s decision appears to have been made before US President Donald Trump said that the US-Iran ceasefire was over as skirmishes erupted between the two countries in the Strait of Hormuz.

25 May 2026, Israel, Tel Aviv: US Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker aerial-refueling aircraft are seen on the tarmac at Ben Gurion Airport.

Israel's Arkia Airlines makes history with 'complex and challenging' flight to Arctic Circle

Arkia’s project could lead to “a new page in the history of Israeli tourism,” Tali Yativ, owner and CEO of Spirit World Productions, noted.

Arkia lands in Svalbard, marking a historic Israeli flight near the Arctic.

Arkia makes history with first Israeli landing near the North Pole

Arkia completed four special flights to Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean, marking the first Israeli aircraft landing in the world’s northernmost settlement, after refueling in Helsinki.

Arkia lands in Svalbard, marking a historic Israeli flight near the Arctic.

Leap forward: Israel Airports Authority advances new national control center at Ben Gurion Airport

North and south air traffic control units will be unified into one national center integrating radar systems and new technology to improve safety.

Simulation of the new control center at Ben Gurion Airport.

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Twelve people killed in Missouri plane crash, state highway patrol says

All 12 people on board the light aircraft died, officials confirmed.

Aftermath of a plane crash near Butler, Missouri, in which all 12 onboard were killed, June 14, 2026.