Some European pilots concerned about Middle Eastern flight routes If the European Union Aviation Safety Agency “says it's safe,” the CEO of Ryanair said in response, “we're not interested in what the unions or some pilot think.” Dec. 13, 2024
Two fighter jets nearly collide at Israeli airbase Tragedy was avoided at the last moment. Lilach Shoval Oct. 28, 2024
IAF pilot, 56, holds record for flight time in current war “At my age, before the war, you were supposed to stop flying," he told Ynet. April 30, 2024
‘One minute I’m planning my wedding, the next I’m above Gaza’ Combat navigator Maj. A. shares what it is like to be on the front line while juggling worries about family, the hostages and the entire nation. Tal Ariel Yakir Nov. 6, 2023
Pilot who told Israel to ‘burn in hell’ suspended from flying Air Canada has grounded an employee for his bigoted social-media postings. Oct. 12, 2023
Israel’s pilots are becoming obsolete Innovative technologies mean that Israel will no longer be dependent on potentially insubordinate opponents of judicial reform. Ron Jager Sept. 14, 2023
After Netanyahu halts judicial reform, Israeli pilots who protested return to duty A leader of the protest clarified that the reservists will again refuse to serve if they aren’t satisfied with the negotiations. March 29, 2023
IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi should call his troops to order That enemy eulogies of the Jewish state are given a boost by the Israeli press may be disconcerting, but it’s the price—and privilege—of free speech. Soldiers don’t enjoy such a luxury, however. Ruthie Blum March 7, 2023
‘We’re preparing IAF pilots for difficult wartime scenarios’ The commander of the Joint Forces Section of the Israel Air Force’s “Red Squadron,” which simulates the enemy, talks with JNS about the air force’s “Staging Threat” exercise. Yaakov Lappin Jan. 25, 2023
