I-El Al Israel Izindiza wenze indiza yokugcina yezindiza ezinkulu phakathi kwe-Israel ne-US ngemuva kweminyaka engu-48 yokusebenza.
NgoMgqibelo owedlule ebusuku kuphawulwe okokugcina u-El Al's 747 “jumbo” ethatha indiza ye-LY008 yaseNew York eya Isikhumulo sezindiza i-Ben Gurion.
Kusukela ngo-1971, kuye kwasetshenziswa ama-jumbo jets anhlobonhlobo ngu-El Al futhi ngemuva kwezindiza ezingamashumi ezinkulungwane ezisuka eBen Gurion Airport ziya eNew York, inkampani manje seyahlukana nokusebenzisa le mikhumbi kulo mzila.
Imodeli yamanje ye-El Al Jumbo, 747-400, ibisebenza kusukela ngo-1994 emzileni wezindiza eNew York.
Imikhumbi engu-747-400 kulindeleke ukuthi ivalwe ngokusemthethweni ekupheleni kuka-Okthoba 2019 lapho amajumbos amabili okugcina enkampani ephuma emsebenzini bese kufakwa izindiza ezintsha zeDreamliner.
Ukuvalwa kwemikhumbi ye-El Al jumbo, okufanele yenzeke ekupheleni kuka-Okthoba, kuyingxenye yesinyathelo esenziwe yinkampani sokususa izindiza ezindala ekusebenzeni bese kufakwa izindiza ezintsha nezithuthukile. Kuleli sonto, i-EL AL izofaka ezinhlakeni zayo zezindiza ezintsha zeDreamliner, indiza iBoeing 787-9 12, ebizwa nge- “Jerusalem of Gold.” NgoMashi 2020, ezinye izindiza ezine ezingeziwe ezingama-787-8 kulindeleke ukuthi zingene emsebenzini.
