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El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 777 in the latest (2003) colour scheme.
El Al Israel Airlines Boeing 747 in a superseded colour scheme.
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El Al Israel Airlines (אל על, Hebrew: Pun meaning To, On) is the national airline of
Israel. It is based at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel
Aviv and uses the IATA designator LY.
El Al was established in late 1948, just after the new country was founded. It currently
employs a fleet of about 30 aircraft, all Boeings (737, 747, 757, 767, and 777 models).
El Al was completely owned by the Israeli government, but a move to privatise began on June 12, 2003 when its shares debuted on the Tel Aviv stock exchange.
The airline is renowned for the tough security on its planes.
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