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Pilot stand-off piles more pressure on El Al
Israeli carrier El Al is putting another 400 personnel on furlough after the carrier’s pilots chose not to operate a number of the airline’s services. The airline had been operating a limited number of passenger and cargo services from Israel, although its scheduled passenger flights had been suspended until 31 ...
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El Al reiterates concerns over survival as losses mount
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has reiterated that a financial support scheme is critical to the airline’s survival, as it disclosed a net first-quarter loss of nearly $140 million. El Al says financial assistance is “essential” to its being able to deal with the coronavirus crisis. At the end of the ...
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El Al wrestles with ministry over proposed financial support
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has put forward amendments to a proposed funding mechanism for the troubled airline, but insists the government has not rejected its basic propositions. El Al had been trying to negotiate a $400 million loan while the finance ministry had countered with an alternative, through which the ...
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Government offers to buy El Al shares under revised funding scheme
Israel’s government has pledged to acquire shares in El Al if necessary, under a revised scheme to provide additional liquidity to the flag-carrier. El Al has been negotiating a $400 million loan with a state-backed guarantee, but the discussions have yet to be finalised. The Israeli finance ministry has outlined ...
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Middle East carriers aim to get back on track
Much of the attention on airlines in the Middle East during the coronavirus crisis has focused on the big three Gulf operators and the struggles of Israeli carrier El Al.
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Outbreak interrupts El Al 747-400 powerplant sale
El Al is renegotiating the sale of a batch of Boeing 747-400 engines after the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak interrupted the original agreement. The Israeli flag-carrier withdrew its 747-400 fleet from service last year. All the aircraft were fitted with Pratt & Whitney PW4056 engines. It reached an ...
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El Al awaiting final 787 as it cancels 737 leases
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has yet to take delivery of its final Boeing 787, while the airline shuffles its current fleet as part of efforts to reduce cash burn. The carrier’s rejig includes cancelling a lease for two more Boeing 737-800s, it has disclosed in a newly-released full-year financial statement. ...
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El Al still discussing loan with carrier's survival at stake
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has warned that the survival of the airline is uncertain as it seeks to secure urgent funding to cope with the coronavirus crisis. In its belated full-year financial statement, El Al says a loan is “essential” and that the are “significant doubts” about the continued existence ...
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El Al in line for conditional support from government
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has received a preliminary indication that the government is prepared to provide support to the airline but with conditions attached. El Al had been in talks over a commercial loan with state-backed guarantee, after being turned down for an assistance package from the ministry of finance. ...
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El Al sells three 737-800s to ease financial pressure
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has reached a sale-and-leaseback agreement with an unidentified foreign company covering three Boeing 737-800s. The airline, which has been seeking to shore up its finances, says it signed a memorandum of understanding for the transaction on 23 April. El Al has not identified the specific airframes ...
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El Al in talks for bank loan backed by government
El Al has entered discussions with an Israeli bank for a loan which would be partly backed by a state guarantee, in an effort to prop up its financial position. The Israeli flag-carrier had previously sought an assistance package from the ministry of finance but was turned down. While El ...
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El Al bailout request rejected by Israeli finance ministry
Israel’s finance ministry has rejected El Al’s request for state aid, prompting the airline to appeal directly to the country’s prime minister for help.
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El Al awaits state funding decision after halting passenger flights
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has opted to suspend all remaining passenger flights, as it awaits potential government financial support. El Al says the suspension, on 26 March, will continue until 4 April. It will continue to provide rescue and repatriation services as well as freight flights, some of which will ...
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El Al puts most personnel on two months' leave
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has put 5,500 personnel on unpaid leave until the end of May, following the cuts to its network in the face of the coronavirus crisis. El Al employs some 6,350 staff overall. It has been holding talks with the Israeli ministry of finance regarding government support ...
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Industrial dispute notice heaps pressure on El Al
Israeli flag-carrier El Al is facing industrial action from its personnel towards the end of this month, heaping pressure on the airline as it battles to deal with the coronavirus impact. The airline says it received, on 12 March, formal notification of a labour dispute and possible strike from 27 ...
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El Al bracing for heavy impact from Israeli coronavirus policies
Israeli flag-carrier El Al is unable to estimate the impact of new government requirements that people returning to Israel from anywhere in the world must enter 14-day quarantine. The requirement will have a “material adverse effect” on El Al’s operations, the airline says. “But at this stage [we are] unable ...
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El Al predicts deeper financial impact from coronavirus
Israeli flag-carrier El Al is looking to take cost-saving measures after predicting a deepening financial impact on its operations from the coronavirus outbreak. El Al is forecasting a $50-70 million cut in its revenues for the first four months of this year, January-April. This includes a reduction of $40-50 million ...
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El Al to serve third London airport with Stansted link
Israeli carrier El Al is to re-open a connection to London Stansted, more than a decade after it last operated to the airport. El Al is to conduct flights to Tel Aviv using Boeing 737-800s. It will operate five-times weekly on the route from 28 June with flights initially continuing ...
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Atlas Air to fly cargo for El Al
Aircraft lessor and air freight company Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings says its Atlas Air unit will be flying cargo for Israel’s flag carrier El Al beginning this month.
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El Al details Melbourne test flights
Israeli flag-carrier El Al is to operate at least three non-stop services to Melbourne over the course of April-May next year, as part of a test of ultra-long-haul operations. The airline’s reservations system reveals that it will start operating the LY87 service from Tel Aviv to the Australian city on ...