Israir secures $35M block-seat deal with Issta to back two Airbus A330s

Israir has struck a provisional block‑seat agreement with tourism agency Issta that provides a $35 million advance in return for an allocation of 40 seats. The payment is intended to support the Israeli carrier’s planned acquisition of two Airbus A330 widebodies.

Discovered 2026-01-06T23:54:33.642818-08:00 | 2026-01-06T23:54:33.642818-08:00

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Israir’s provisional deal delivers $35 million of advance funding tied to an allocation of 40 seats and is explicitly intended to support the carrier’s planned purchase of two Airbus A330s.
The arrangement reflects commercial financing and commercial partnership approaches being used to add A330 capacity in the region, similar to the recent US partial approval for Arkia’s A330 wet‑lease and euroAtlantic’s delivery of an A330-200.

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Israir secures $35M block-seat deal with Issta to back two Airbus A330s

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Israir secures $35M block-seat deal with Issta to back two Airbus A330s

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