Arkia Israel Airlines
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Arkia Israeli Airlines (ארקיע, Hebrew: (lit. "I will go towards the sky") is an airline based in Tel Aviv, Israel. It is Israel's second largest airline operating domestic services and charters to western Europe and the Mediterranean. Its main base is Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, and it has a hub at Sde Dov Airport in Tel Aviv.
History
The airline was established in 1949 and started operations in 1950. It was founded by El Al and Israel's labour federation, Histradut, as Arkia Inland Airlines. In 1972 it acquired 50% of the stock of Kanaf Airlines and Aviation Services and formed Kanaf Arkia Airline and Aviation Services. In March 1980, Kanaf Arkia acquired the remaining stock of Arkia and merged the two operations. The airline is now owned by Kanaf-Arkia Airlines (75%) and airline employees (25%).Incidents and accidents
On November 28, 2002, at the same time that the Kenyan hotel bombing occurred, an Arkia Boeing 757 was narrowly missed by two anti-aircraft missiles.Services
Arkia Israeli Airlines operates the following services:
- Domestic scheduled destinations (at May 2006):
- * Eilat (Eilat Airport)
- * Haifa (Haifa Airport)
- * Tel Aviv
- ** Ben Gurion International Airport
- ** Sde Dov Airport
- International scheduled destinations (at March 2006):
- * Almaty (Almaty International Airport)
- * Amman (Queen Alia International Airport)
- * Amsterdam (Schiphol Airport)
- * Copenhagen (Kastrup Airport)
- * Paris (Charles de Gaulle International Airport)
- * Stockholm (Stockholm-Arlanda Airport)
- * Tbilisi (Novo Alexeyevka International Airport)
It also operatates charter services to a variety of destinations in Europe.
Fleet
The Arkia Israeli Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft (at August 2005):
| Type | Number | Seats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 757-200 | 1 | 4X-BAZ | |
| Boeing 757-300 | 2 | 4X-BAU, 4X-BAW | |
| ATR 72-500 | 4 | 4X-AVZ, 4X-AVW, 4X-AVU, 4X-AVX | |
| Bombardier Dash 7 | 4 |
As of 16th of May 2006, Arkia is negotiating with Boeing to buy 4 Boeing 787.[Arkia negotiating to buy 4 Boeing Dreamliners]
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