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{{Infobox_Airline |airline=Israir|logo=Israir-logo2.jpg|logo_size=250px|fleet_size=9 (+3 orders)|destinations=13 scheduled, c others chartered|IATA=6H|ICAO=ISR|callsign=ISRAIR|parent=|company_slogan="Why pay more? - למה לשלם יותר?"|founded=1989 (as Kanfei HaEmek)
Renamed as "Israir Airlines" in 1996|headquarters= Tel Aviv,
Israel
[Sde Dov Airport
[Ovda International AirportHaifa Airport (President & CEO)
[Israel Ben Haim (General Manager)] based in Tel Aviv,
Israel. It operates domestic scheduled and air taxi flights from Sde Dov Airport, Haifa Airport,
Ben Gurion Airport and
Eilat Airport, as well as international
charter services from
Ben Gurion International Airport, to Europe,
Asia, and
North America. It also operates VIP flights and is Israel's second largest airline after
El Al employing some 350 staff. The airline is said to have modelled itself based on
US low-cost airline carrier, JetBlue.
History
Israir Airlines was established in 1989 as Kanfei HaEmek (Valley Wings), before changing its name to Israir Airlines in 1996. It is now wholly owned by the
Ganden Group. The airline began with domestic services from
Eilat Airport,
Ben Gurion International Airport, Sde Dov Airport, and Haifa Airport in the North of the country. It expanded its operations to begin international charter airline flights in 1999 building up a route network which now covers much of Europe, as well as regularly flying to other destinations in Asia, Africa, and North America.
The airline expanded operations across the
Atlantic when they started regular charter service to
New York's
Kennedy International Airport in June 2004. Permission was granted to the airline to convert this to regular scheduled service by the Israeli government and the FAA as of
May 1,
2006.
In early 2007, the airline announced plans to introduce
Sky-Torah scrolls on each of its aircraft. These were effectively Torah scrolls which would be carried on board its flight for Jewish passengers to use for prayer. This is a first for any Israeli airline and was seen by many as a means to attract many Haredi passengers to the airline at a time when they were showing great dissatisfaction with arch-rival, El Al, following their flying of aircraft over the Shabbat. Later on in 2007, the airline sparked controversy once again when a passenger announced he was filing a lawsuit against the airline for misadvertising the legroom they offered on their aircraft.
Destinations
Israir Airlines offers service to three continents, which are Asia, Europe, and
North America, via both chartered and scheduled routes. Israir Airlines operates scheduled domestic routes across Israel, as well as scheduled routes to New York. Their European routes are chartered, therefore many routes are served.
Fleet
The Israir Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft as of May 2007:{| class="toccolours sortable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"|+
Israir Airlines Fleet|- bgcolor=#6495ED!Aircraft!Total!Routes!Notes|-|ATR 42|4|Domestic and short haul||-|Airbus A320
Entry into service: 2010|-|[Boeing 767|1|New York|Leased from Icelandair regarding the acquisition of new aircraft to its fleet and replacement of its existing jets. The company was said to be in talks with Boeing over the 787 model. It also signed a deal to acquire [Airbus A320 aircraft. This is a significant milestone in Israeli aviation as no airline has ever before purchased Airbus aircraft.
Incidents and accidents
In June 2001, one of Israir's ATR-42 aircraft was damaged beyond repair following a heavy landing at Ben Gurion Airport. Despite the aircraft being written off, no passengers were injured in this incident.
On July 6, 2005 a fully loaded Israir 767 accidentally taxied onto an active runway at
John F. Kennedy International Airport and a DC-8 cargo plane narrowly avoided collision by taking off at full throttle above them, with only 45 feet of clearance over the 767. Israir pilots actually modified their incident reports to claim that the cargo plane had taken off beside the plane, rather than directly above. The pilots and several high ranking Israir officials were dismissed in the scandal.
In May 2007, an Israir Airlines aircraft on a test flight was almost shot down by
IAF F-16 jets after it entered a demarcation zone where airlines are expected to identify themselves. Later that month, on
23 May, an Israir flight had to make an emergency landing following smoke build up in the cabin on approach at Berlin-Schonefeld International Airport. No one was injured in the incident.
References
External links
- Israir Airlines
- Israir Fleet Detail
- Airliners.net: Israir aircraft pictures
{{Infobox_Airline |airline=Israir|logo=Israir-logo2.jpg|logo_size=250px|fleet_size=9 (+3 orders)|destinations=13 scheduled, c others chartered|IATA=6H|ICAO=ISR|callsign=ISRAIR|parent=|company_slogan="Why pay more? - למה לשלם יותר?"|founded=1989 (as Kanfei HaEmek)
Renamed as "Israir Airlines" in 1996|headquarters= Tel Aviv, Israel
[Sde Dov Airport
[Ovda International Airport
Haifa Airport (President & CEO)
[Israel Ben Haim (General Manager)] based in
Tel Aviv, Israel. It operates domestic scheduled and air taxi flights from
Sde Dov Airport, Haifa Airport, Ben Gurion Airport and Eilat Airport, as well as international
charter services from Ben Gurion International Airport, to Europe, Asia, and North America. It also operates VIP flights and is Israel's second largest airline after El Al employing some 350 staff. The airline is said to have modelled itself based on US
low-cost airline carrier, JetBlue.
History
Israir Airlines was established in 1989 as Kanfei HaEmek (Valley Wings), before changing its name to Israir Airlines in 1996. It is now wholly owned by the
Ganden Group. The airline began with domestic services from Eilat Airport,
Ben Gurion International Airport, Sde Dov Airport, and Haifa Airport in the North of the country. It expanded its operations to begin international
charter airline flights in 1999 building up a route network which now covers much of Europe, as well as regularly flying to other destinations in Asia, Africa, and North America.
The airline expanded operations across the
Atlantic when they started regular charter service to
New York's Kennedy International Airport in June 2004. Permission was granted to the airline to convert this to regular scheduled service by the Israeli government and the
FAA as of May 1,
2006.
In early 2007, the airline announced plans to introduce
Sky-Torah scrolls on each of its aircraft. These were effectively
Torah scrolls which would be carried on board its flight for
Jewish passengers to use for prayer. This is a first for any Israeli airline and was seen by many as a means to attract many
Haredi passengers to the airline at a time when they were showing great dissatisfaction with arch-rival,
El Al, following their flying of aircraft over the
Shabbat. Later on in 2007, the airline sparked controversy once again when a passenger announced he was filing a lawsuit against the airline for misadvertising the legroom they offered on their aircraft.
Destinations
Israir Airlines offers service to three continents, which are Asia, Europe, and
North America, via both chartered and scheduled routes. Israir Airlines operates scheduled domestic routes across Israel, as well as scheduled routes to
New York. Their European routes are chartered, therefore many routes are served.
Fleet
The Israir Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft as of May 2007:{| class="toccolours sortable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"|+
Israir Airlines Fleet|- bgcolor=#6495ED!Aircraft!Total!Routes!Notes|-|
ATR 42|4|Domestic and short haul||-|Airbus A320
Entry into service: 2010|-|[Boeing 767|1|New York|Leased from Icelandair regarding the acquisition of new aircraft to its fleet and replacement of its existing jets. The company was said to be in talks with Boeing over the 787 model. It also signed a deal to acquire [Airbus
A320 aircraft. This is a significant milestone in Israeli aviation as no airline has ever before purchased Airbus aircraft.
Incidents and accidents
In June 2001, one of Israir's
ATR-42 aircraft was damaged beyond repair following a heavy landing at Ben Gurion Airport. Despite the aircraft being written off, no passengers were injured in this incident.
On July 6, 2005 a fully loaded Israir 767 accidentally taxied onto an active runway at
John F. Kennedy International Airport and a DC-8 cargo plane narrowly avoided collision by taking off at full throttle above them, with only 45 feet of clearance over the 767. Israir pilots actually modified their incident reports to claim that the cargo plane had taken off beside the plane, rather than directly above. The pilots and several high ranking Israir officials were dismissed in the scandal.
In May 2007, an Israir Airlines aircraft on a test flight was almost shot down by
IAF F-16 jets after it entered a demarcation zone where airlines are expected to identify themselves. Later that month, on 23 May, an Israir flight had to make an emergency landing following smoke build up in the cabin on approach at Berlin-Schonefeld International Airport. No one was injured in the incident.
References
External links
- Israir Airlines
- Israir Fleet Detail
- Airliners.net: Israir aircraft pictures
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