EL AL Maintenance, Mechanical and Mishaps
Jun 15, 2015, 4:47 am
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LY96 PEK-TLV been delayed now for over 24 hours following a technical fault with the 763 due to operate the flight.
No idea what the failure was.
No idea what the failure was.
Jun 15, 2015, 3:21 pm
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24 hours delay......
I am certainly among the craziest fans of El Al and am living in a very unique El Al museum.....BUT..... I would never consider flying El Al on such a long route...! El Al is using outdated Boeing 767s which not only do not offer the comfort modern airplanes are offering but are much less reliable when it comes to honor schedules. The level of chutzpah to use such planes is a shame and I truly wonder how El Al is able to fill these antiquated Boeings with passengers.
But since the planes are full anyway, there's no incentive to offer anything better. So the same old policies as with the 707s and 742s are still valid and applied.
Jun 16, 2015, 2:02 am
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I am certainly among the craziest fans of El Al and am living in a very unique El Al museum.....BUT..... I would never consider flying El Al on such a long route...! El Al is using outdated Boeing 767s which not only do not offer the comfort modern airplanes are offering but are much less reliable when it comes to honor schedules. The level of chutzpah to use such planes is a shame and I truly wonder how El Al is able to fill these antiquated Boeings with passengers.
But since the planes are full anyway, there's no incentive to offer anything better. So the same old policies as with the 707s and 742s are still valid and applied.
But since the planes are full anyway, there's no incentive to offer anything better. So the same old policies as with the 707s and 742s are still valid and applied.
Jul 27, 2015, 1:23 am
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Jul 27, 2015, 4:14 pm
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Actually, El Al has no Monopoly, anyone else might introduce nonstop flights on this route. El Al prices remain higher anyway, also flights from GVA are usually cheaper with Swiss tickets (even when flying on El Al planes....)
Now that the oil price are temporarily down, the management must feel very happy about its antiquated fleet of 744s and 763s..... ;-)
Jul 28, 2015, 2:36 am
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Actually, El Al has no Monopoly, anyone else might introduce nonstop flights on this route. El Al prices remain higher anyway, also flights from GVA are usually cheaper with Swiss tickets (even when flying on El Al planes....)
Now that the oil price are temporarily down, the management must feel very happy about its antiquated fleet of 744s and 763s..... ;-)
Now that the oil price are temporarily down, the management must feel very happy about its antiquated fleet of 744s and 763s..... ;-)
Jul 28, 2015, 9:02 am
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Aug 23, 2015, 10:17 am
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An LY 737 to CDG returned to TLV following a technical fault with the air pressure system.
Not sure which aircraft this was...
In Hebrew:
http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4693662,00.html
Not sure which aircraft this was...
In Hebrew:
http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4693662,00.html
Aug 23, 2015, 4:39 pm
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An LY 737 to CDG returned to TLV following a technical fault with the air pressure system.
Not sure which aircraft this was...
In Hebrew:
http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4693662,00.html
Not sure which aircraft this was...
In Hebrew:
http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4693662,00.html
Aug 27, 2015, 3:55 am
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MIL was on flight to Amsterdam last night (due 8pm). It was diverted to Dusseldorf, pax were offloaded, waited 3 hours in terminal then collected luggage and taken to AMS by coach - arriving at 5am. Anyone know what was the cause?
I see that return from AMS has been rescheduled to 1400 today.
I see that return from AMS has been rescheduled to 1400 today.
Aug 27, 2015, 5:34 am
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