Leisure carrier has been planning to operate to New York with A330s.
Israeli leisure carrier Israir has secured approval from the country’s civil aviation regulator to operate services to North America.
The decision from the civil aviation authority complements a previous clearance on 29 July to operate newly-acquired Airbus A330-200s to other regions.
Israir was granted a US Department of Transportation permit on 14 July to serve US routes from Israel – although at the time this depended on meeting such conditions as receiving slots and introducing suitable widebody aircraft.
The airline, which had been using Airbus A320s, has acquired a pair of former American Airlines A330s.
Israir states that it has been approved for additional regions of operation including the North Atlantic and North America, as a result of an Israeli civil aviation authority decision on 4 August.
This will allow it to operate the widebody twinjets on US routes.
Israir has previously indicated plans to operate from Tel Aviv to New York, and had stated last year that it intended a six-times weekly operation.
But it says, in its disclosure about civil aviation authority clearance, that commencing ticket sales to US destinations is still “subject to obtaining approval” from the FAA.
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