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What we compareEl AlArkia Israeli Airlines
Country in archiveIsraelIsrael
FoundedNovember 15, 19481949
FounderIsraeli government and Jewish Agency—
HeadquartersLod, Central District, IsraelTel Aviv, Israel, Israel
Name originAccording 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."Arkia began in 1949 as Israel Inland Airlines and later used the names Eilata Airlines - Aviron and Arkia Israel Airlines. The sources used here do not explain where the word Arkia comes from.
HighlightsBoeing 747, Boeing 787 Dreamliner, MatmidDomestic scheduled flights, Charter flights
Earliest archived brand logo19711970
Latest archived logo20072017
Archived logo assets22

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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