Controversial self-boarding arrives in Houston

A controversial boarding process practiced outside the United States has arrived in Houston. Houston - United States - Recreation - Business - Texas

Israeli airlines' share of cargo market drops

Israeli airlines El Al and CAL saw their share of air cargo shipments drop in 2006. The two companies' share of the market to and from Israel was 63.1% of all cargo shipments, according to figures presented to the director general of the Transportation Ministry, Gideon Siterman.

Business in Brief

The government is considering setting up a new, private company to be jointly owned by all four Israeli airlines, to provide their security services. Today, El Al provides those services to the other airlines, which pay for them.

Israelis stranded by Greek airports strike

Hundreds of Israelis due to take off to vacations in the Greece or scheduled to return home are grounded.

JetBlue posts $30M 2Q profit with bright outlook

JetBlue Airways on Thursday joined most of the nation's largest airlines in posting a profit, as more passengers returned to the sky in the second quarter.

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EL AL Israel Airlines and JetBlue Airways, the leading domestic carrier out of New York's John F. Kennedy (JFK) airport, announced on Thursday that they intended to sign an interline agreement to expand the number of destinations they serve.