Tuesday, June 24, 2014

The Safest Airline in the World: A Short History of El Al – News from Jerusalem


Israel has many achievements to its name. For a nation of its size it leads in more fields than anyone can name. Airline safety is one of them and its record for the safe delivery of its passengers is unsurpassed. El Al began with the birthday of the nation itself and today excels in passenger and cargo service unmatched by any other airline. El Al got off to a first class start when it transported the new nation’s first president, Chaim Weizmann to the capitol, Tel Aviv in 1948. The also-new Israeli Air Force transferred a war surplus, former US Army Air Corps C-54 to transport duty. It was painted inn civilian colors and had seats instead of cargo handling gear in the passenger area. A significant beginning to a new state and a new air line.
http://www.thejerusalemgiftshop.com/israelnews/the-safest-airline-in-the-world-a-short-history-of-el-al/

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