#El Al

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Golda Meir -- I was one of the two El Al 747 pilots when Golda flew to Washington to meet with Nixon after the Yom Kippur war in 1973. She and her team were on the upper deck, which was closed to other passengers who had no idea Golda was on board.

They also didn't know that this was no ordinary El Al TLV-JFK flight. We actually were going to land in DC first, deplane Golda and her team, then take off for New York.

At one point during the flight Golda came to the cockpit to say hello, which she did in her inimitable way. Holding her purse down by her side, she said, in English (someone must have tipped her off that I was American, though by then I spoke perfect Hebrew) "Hello boys, and thank you." "Thank YOU, Golda," the cockpit crew replied in unison.

Toward the end of the flight we announced to the passengers that Golda was on board and that we were going to land in Washington for a bit before heading on to New York. According to the cabin crew the passengers let out a rousing cheer and not one complained.

It was one of the great honors of my aviation career.

 OldBoldPilot 

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Good News From Israel

In the 17th Nov 24 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:

Volunteers at a Gaza border refreshment tent have served half a million IDF soldiers.

Israeli innovations combat cancer, heart disease, PTSD, brain diseases, and aging.

A Druze-Israeli spoke Arabic to save Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam.

The war certainly doesn’t scare off visitors to Israel from the animal kingdom.

Israeli startups can save the planet from plastic pollution.

Israel’s economic indicators are increasingly healthy.

Israeli technology protects more American soldiers.

Two new Israeli Chief Rabbis have been inaugurated.

Read More: Good News From Israel

This week's newsletter sees Israel valiantly advancing in its war to topple Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran and its terror proxies. Meanwhile, Israel's citizens have been awarded top national and international honors including as "Lions of Zion", rocket scientists, sports champions, and religious leaders. These achievements are just some of the highlights of Israel's continuing efforts to produce top innovations that benefit humanity.

The photo is of a Netanya school awards ceremony, illuminated by solar powered lighting on top of the playground.

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A Boeing 747. The giant jet in the service of El Al Israel Airlines - 1971.

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Am Yisrael Chai! 🇮🇱 🇮🇱 🇮🇱

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Back in snowy Boston. Where you wait a looooooooong time for your luggage.

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1957 The Prop-Jet Britannia makes the world smaller. El Al Israel Airlines

Source: Pinterest / fabienne jerot

Published at: https://posterhistory.com/airlines/el-al/

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Violence Erupts During Soccer Match in Amsterdam

A recent soccer match between Dutch and Israeli teams in Amsterdam on Thursday night resulted in a chaotic scene, leading to dozens of arrests. Both Israeli and Dutch officials have characterized the incidents as antisemitic assaults targeting fans of the Israeli team. As of Friday, many aspects surrounding the events of Thursday remain murky, including the identities and affiliations of those…

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El Al promet d'aider les réservistes mobilisés à rejoindre le front

El Al Airlines tente d’atténuer les dégâts causés à son image et signale une « augmentation continue du nombre de vols » pour évacuer les Israéliens bloqués à l’étranger.  La compagnie aérienne invite les réservistes qui ont reçu des convocations Tsav 8 et n’ont pas pu rentrer en Israël en raison de l’annulation de vols par des compagnies européennes à remplir un formulaire avec les détails de…

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Prima and Megatronus TFone ship because @ororonebbia is planning a fic and I RUN.

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various supersons doodles

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A hero in the sky: During a routine flight with EL AL (Israel's national airline carrier) from Israel to Morocco, one of the passengers had a heart attack, and the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in Greece. Before being evacuated by local health officials, the passenger expressed his concern about being hospitalized in a foreign country, and in an incredible and compassionate move, one of the flight attendants, Tom, decided to accompany him during the hospital stay. "I treated him as if he were my own family.

"StandWithUs is proud to partner with EL AL on the 'EL AL Ambassadors' program, where top pilots and flight personnel meet groups around the world during their layovers and, in uniform, tell them about the real Israel through their eyes.

Pic: EL AL

StandWithUs 

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Re: Golda Meir -- I was one of the two El Al 747 pilots when Golda flew to Washington to meet with Nixon after the Yom Kippur war in 1973. She and her team were on the upper deck, which was closed to other passengers who had no idea Golda was on board.

They also didn't know that this was no ordinary El Al TLV-JFK flight. We actually were going to land in DC first, deplane Golda and her team, then take off for New York.

At one point during the flight Golda came to the cockpit to say hello, which she did in her inimitable way. Holding her purse down by her side, she said, in English (someone must have tipped her off that I was American, though by then I spoke perfect Hebrew) "Hello boys, and thank you." "Thank YOU, Golda," the cockpit crew replied in unison.

Toward the end of the flight we announced to the passengers that Golda was on board and that we were going to land in Washington for a bit before heading on to New York. According to the cabin crew the passengers let out a rousing cheer and not one complained.

It was one of the great honors of my aviation career.

 OldBoldPilot 

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Part 6 is here! A word of advice: stay far, far away from Gotham during rush hour

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Mini-yeshiva on an El Al flight to NYC two weeks ago. With 11 hours to burn, beats another Housewives episode.

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Some more of my personal favorite panels from s2 of Batman: Wayne Family Adventures

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tbf Cassandra doesn't talk a lot so this is a pretty reasonable question to ask.

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