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1,240 aircrew members from countries with no ties to Israel entered over past year

The pilot-terrorist from Oman was certainly not the first; foreign crew members who entered Israel include Syrians and Lebanese; Regev calls for passenger and crew lists to be submitted 48 hours before flights following attempted flydubai hijacking

Amir Ettinger, Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 10.06.26

Flydubai payments to Israeli aviation security official exposed as Trump points to Iran

Aviation security chief Dvir Rubinstein privately worked for foreign airlines as years of warnings went unaddressed; despite Israel’s lone-actor assessment, Trump again points to Iran

Sivan Hilaie | 10.06.26

Flydubai attack exposes security gap: Israel vets private-flight pilots, not foreign airline crews

A 2018 warning about foreign pilots went unresolved, and no Israeli agency takes responsibility for vetting commercial crews; authorities rely on airline declarations, while officials admit they cannot know who has entered Israel in recent years

Itamar Eichner | 10.04.26

Transportation Minister Miri Regev; flydubai airliner

Report: Transportation Ministry warned foreign-flight security was 'too big' for its security division

Shin Bet relinquished responsibility in 2021, a classified comptroller report flagged the gap in 2024 and Netanyahu transferred oversight in 2025; since then, the ministry has not sought help from security agencies, Army Radio reported

ynet | 10.04.26

Israelis begin leaving Saudi Arabia as suspicion grows flyDubai pilot planned major terror attack

Rescue plane lands in Saudi Arabia as passengers begin boarding for Israel; investigators examine whether an emergency axe was used during the struggle and who wielded it

Itamar Eichner, Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 09.30.26

Ben Gurion Airport faces fresh disruption threat as union warns of severe staffing shortages

Workers’ union says severe shortages span operations, fire services, security and baggage handling, warning passenger service could suffer during the holiday rush

Moran Azulay, Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 08.22.26

Netanyahu’s Likud primary wins came with costly setbacks

Analysis: Firebrand Tally Gotliv was pushed back and Netanyahu-backed regional candidates won, but critic David Bitan survived efforts to oust him and his candidate beat the prime minister’s pick for the ‘new woman’ slot

Moran Azulay | 08.18.26

US outraged after landing ban on its refuelers, contacts IDF leadership: 'CENTCOM demand is justified'

Washington told IDF that transportation minister's decision to prohibit the parking of more refueling jets at Ben Gurion Airport directly harms the operational needs of the American force; 'An integral part of the joint preparations against Iran'

Itamar Eichner, Yossi Yehoshua | 07.14.26

Transportation minister warns: Israel faces summer travel chaos as US aircraft hog airport capacity

Transport Minister Miri Regev warns the prime minister in a letter that failure to move US refueling aircraft from Ben Gurion and Ramon airports by Tuesday could trigger cancellation of over 2.4 million summer and holiday tickets and cause billions in damage

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 06.14.26

Ben Gurion Airport to remain open despite Iranian missile fire

If fire from Iran or Hezbollah expands, officials are preparing for the possibility of closing Israeli airspace

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 06.07.26

Israel freezes talks on Wizz Air Tel Aviv hub after airline delays return

Transportation Minister Miri Regev says that while Israel still wants to encourage low-cost carriers to open local bases, Wizz Air’s failure to resume flights has forced the Transportation Ministry to halt the discussions for now

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 05.06.26

Stranded abroad due to Iran war, Israelis could be told to split the bill

As flight disruptions drag on during Operation Roaring Lion, officials are weighing a plan to divide costs among the state, airlines and passengers, while legal protections for canceled flights and compensation remain in flux

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 03.26.26

Outgoing flights from Israel to resume Sunday

Transportation Minister Miri Regev says move 'subject to security reality'; it comes shortly after the first rescue flights bringing stranded travelers back to Israel landed; El Al won't operate rescue flights on Shabbat

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 03.05.26

First rescue flights land in Israel after five days of total airspace closure

El Al plans rescue flights from about 22 global destinations, while Israir will operate from Rome, Berlin, Rovaniemi, Athens and Batumi

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 03.05.26

Ben Gurion Airport to reopen Thursday with limited inbound flights

Beginning early Thursday, Ben Gurion Airport will reopen in phases with one inbound flight per hour at first, then two, operating 24/7; ten percent of seats will be reserved for humanitarian cases; for now, only arrivals are permitted; departures remain unclear

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 03.03.26

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