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Israel Aerospace Industries' Aviation Group will maintain Gulf Air planes at Ben Gurion Airport when the airline launches its Tel Aviv-Manama service.

El Al has asked the Ministry of Finance to increase the government guarantee for any from 75% to 82.5%.

The end of the second lockdown in England has increased demand.

With a growing business appetite to move beyond supermarkets and real estate, 2021 could be the year in which Rami Levy comes to mean more than discount food.

IDB Development trustee Adv. Ophir Naor has asked the court to approve the NIS 75 million bid by Rami Levy's BGI Investments.

Ghaith Al Ghaith says the current 60 weekly flights on the Tel Aviv - Dubai route won't be enough for both tourism to UAE and connection flights.

The hotel group's third quarter revenue was down 55% but the results were better than expected.

Israir launches its Tel Aviv - Dubai route tomorrow morning at 10am when 170 passengers are booked on its maiden flight.

Saudi Arabia has given the green light for flydubai to fly over its airspace but permission for El Al, Israir and Arkia is not yet forthcoming.

Soreq, an accountant and air force pilot and former Delek US SVP, will replace Gonen Usishkin.

The airlines are confident that over 9,000 Israelis tourists will travel to Dubai each week from December.

The deal covers the Daniel Dead Sea Hotel, and the West Ashdod and West Tel Aviv hotels.

Because of the uncertainty over El Al's ability to raise loan finance, its financial statements carry a going concern qualification.

El Al will offer 14 weekly flights on the new route starting December 13.

El Al is carrying few passengers, and has so far failed to raise a state-guaranteed loan.

Ali Alshaiba of Abu Dhabi's Department of Culture and Tourism tells "Globes" how his city can compete with glitzy Dubai.

Controlling shareholder Eli Rozenberg must cope with Covid-19, refunding passengers, raising loans, implementing layoffs and competition from Emirates and Etihad.

26 year-old Eli Rozenberg has never run a major business before. A source told "Globes" that he is eager to prove himself.

The opening of Saudi airspace is a double-edged sword for El Al. It will shorten flight times, and cut costs to the east but bring in formidable rivals.

Many Tel Aviv Stock Exchange veterans raised their eyebrows when they heard that Gurvitz, whose real estate company has been through three debt settlements, was interested in buying El Al.

Inbal Hotel general manager Rony Timsit has relished the challenge of the switch to domestic tourism caused by Covid-19.

Normalization with the UAE opens up enormous aviation and tourism potential - in both directions.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hopes to open up Israel to Greece and Cyprus on August 1, but don't start packing yet.

Israel Population and Immigration Authority director general Prof. Shlomo Mor-Yosef is circumspect about when the country's skies are likely to reopen.