Current sectionIsrael NewsTravel NewsFollowing approval by the U.S. federal authority, the airline is due to begin service between Tel Aviv and New York's JFK International Airport on Oct. 19, although the carrier said it would consider beginning service before thatShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeBen Kroll07:02 PM • August 24 2026 IDTThe U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has now approved the Israeli airline Israir's request to operate flights to the United States, the last bureaucratic hurdle that the carrier faced in its bid to fly between Tel Aviv and New York.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel - U.S.Israel tourismBen-Gurion AirportCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesAltalenaE1SyriaWest BankNetanyahuGazaMansour AbbasPollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastTwenty Marvel Stars Call for Release of Palestinian Leader Marwan BarghoutiDreaming of a Pragmatic West Asia From an Ideological Middle EastSnakes on a Plate: Could Reptile Consumption Have Freed Us to Settle Down?A Moderate Arab Leader Spoke of Palestine. Israeli Politicians Wouldn't ListenU.K. Leftists Plan Labour Party Protests to Push Gaza Genocide RecognitionRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsDavid Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaGermany Found Its Israeli Villain. Will It Continue to Ignore What Produced Him?AIPAC's Last-minute Spending Spree Fails to Block California Progressive