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What we compareAB AirlinesEl Al
Country in archiveUnited KingdomIsrael
Founded1993November 15, 1948
Founder—Israeli government and Jewish Agency
HeadquartersLondon Stansted Airport, United Kingdom, United KingdomLod, Central District, Israel
Name originThe sources used for this short profile do not explain the origin of the AB Airlines name.According to Wikipedia, El Al was named by David Remez, Israel's first Minister of Transport, based on a verse in Hosea 11 that reads "They call El Al (upwards)." In Hebrew the name means "upwards," "to the skies" or "skywards."
Highlights—Boeing 747, Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Matmid
Earliest archived brand logo19931971
Latest archived logo19932007
Archived logo assets12

Logo dates are archive labels; symbols dated before a brand's founding are excluded from its earliest-logo date. Asset counts include all archived variants, not just redesigns. A dash means a value is unavailable.

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