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https://www.facebook.com/watch/10006351 ... mbed_videoPalestine's national airline wants to resurrect
The Palestinian national airline wants to take off again in the middle of the Gaza war.
Palestinian Airlines has already reactivated a Fokker 50.
02/25/24 - 8:30
It flies, it doesn't fly, it flies, it doesn't fly -
there were always rumors about a restart of Palestinian Airlines.
But the airline has been grounded for years.
In 2020 it was liquidated after decommissioning its only two aircraft.
It had previously rented the two Fokker 50s to Niger Airlines,
but the Africans no longer had any need as a result of the pandemic.
Palestinian Airlines tried to sell the planes - without success.
Now there are apparently plans to revive the aircraft - and thus the Palestinian national airline,
reports the CH Aviation portal .
And that in the middle of the Gaza war.
A Fokker reactivates
Palestinian Airlines has already reactivated one of its Fokker 50s
and transferred it to Cairo International Airport for maintenance,
the airline announced on social media.
“Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, the Palestinian Airlines plane returns to the sky with its Palestinian crew,”
it says on Facebook.
Palestinian Airlines launched in 1995
and flew to destinations throughout the Middle East from Yasser Arafat International Airport in the Gaza Strip .
However, the airport was largely destroyed by Israel in 2001 during the Second Intifada.
Base in Egypt
The airline then had its base at the Egyptian al-Arish airport, which is close to the border with Gaza.
But it was no longer allowed to take off there and stopped regular flights in 2005.
As a result, she also concentrated on charter flights for pilgrimages,
until the Fokker 50 was finally used on wet lease for Niger Airlines -
until this business area also disappeared.
There are no further details about the airline's restart.
However, a start in her home country is unlikely due to the war.
Although the company is 100 percent owned by the Palestinian Authority,
it is registered in Egypt and operates with an Egyptian Air Operator's Certificate.
Thank the government
In her Facebook post, she thanks the government for its support. The airline's restart is intended to bring hope to Palestinians in view of the war raging in the country.
is supposedly a video of a testflight...
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...please no private messages / PM's /DM'sThe airline Palestinian Airlines has had an extremely eventful history since it was founded in 1995.
This is also characterized by many years of aviation inactivity.
Actually, the carrier should no longer exist, as it was announced that it would be liquidated in 2020.
Now we are preparing for the restart with a Fokker 50.
Palestinian Airlines was founded in 1995 by the Palestinian Authority.
The first charter flights were only carried out in 1997.
Initially, the Egyptian Port Said airport was used because Israel has banned flights from Gaza.
Over time, the Boeing 727-100/200, de Havilland Dash 8-300, Ilyushin Il-62 and Fokker 50 were operated.
In November 1998, flight operations were transferred from Al-Arish Airport to Gaza Airport,
which was built with funding from Germany, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Morocco and Japan.
This airport was closed by Israel in 2001 during the Second Intifada and was rendered unusable later that year and in 2002.
So Palestinian Airlines had to “move” back to Egypt.
Flight operations were stopped in 2005 before they were surprisingly reactivated in 2012.
The flight again took place from al-Arisch Airport.
Most recently, two Fokker 50s were in use for Niger Airlines as part of an ACMI order.
The collaboration ended shortly after the outbreak of the corona pandemic.
Later in 2020, the autonomous authority announced that the airline, which then only had eight employees,
would be permanently closed and liquidated.
Just a few weeks ago it was announced that they were looking for a buyer for both Fokker 50s.
According to Niger Airlines, SU-YAH was sold to them.
Now Palestinian Airlines surprised everyone with the announcement that they are preparing to resume flight operations.
A Fokker 50 completed its first test flights at Cairo Airport in Egypt just this month.
What is noteworthy is that the announcement was accompanied by extremely patriotic and anti-Israel text.
The emphasis that the test flight was carried out by a Palestinian crew is still very mild.
The carrier has not yet revealed any further information that would help the cause in any way and not be patriotic propaganda.
Since the published video does not show the SU-YAI,
but rather the SU-YAH,
there are reasonable doubts that it is actually preparations for a possible comeback as an airline.
It is much more obvious that the plane, which is said to have been sold to Niger Airlines,
was serviced in Cairo and was being prepared for handover to the buyer.
Test flights are completely common there.
Based on the propaganda-like posting with which Palestinian Airlines shared the video of the landing after the test flight in Cairo,
it is obvious that the restart,
despite the fact that it was vaguely announced, is very unlikely.
It can also be assumed that in Gaza, the West Bank and Egypt, due to the war started by Hamas,
reviving a failed airline may not have a particularly high priority.
on this particular subject, thank you...
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