Editing El Al (section)

==Company affairs and identity==
[[File:Flag of EL AL.svg|thumb|120px|Flag of El Al]]
[[File:60er ElAl Logo.gif|thumb|120px|Logo from 1960s]]

===Headquarters===
[[File:Beech 77 Skipper 7668.jpg|thumb|A small El Al aircraft at Schneider Children's Medical Center in [[Petah Tikva]]]]

El Al's headquarters are located on the grounds of [[Ben Gurion Airport]] in [[Central District (Israel)|Central District]], [[Israel]], near [[Lod]]. In 2022, El Al announced it would be moving its U.S. headquarters from New York to Miami.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-25 |title=Israeli airline El Al moving headquarters from NYC to Miami |url=https://nypost.com/2022/05/25/israeli-airline-el-al-moving-headquarters-from-nyc-to-miami/ |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=New York Post |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Operations===
[[File:Pensive Lior Suchard.jpg|thumb|right|[[Lior Suchard]] did the safety video for El Al.]]

During 2005, the airline transported 3.5 million passengers, a rise from 3.2 million in 2004 and 2.8 million in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|title=Financial Data |publisher=El Al |url=http://www.elal.com/ELAL/English/AboutElAl/FinancialData.htm |access-date=2007-06-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061129225417/http://www.elal.com/ELAL/English/AboutElAl/FinancialData.htm |archive-date=November 29, 2006 }}</ref> 60% of the airline's passengers are Israeli.<ref name="flight int">{{Cite journal | url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/02/11/221434/israel-special-flag-carrier-el-al-thrives-despite-high-fuel-costs-and-competition.html | title=Israel special—Flag carrier El Al thrives despite high fuel costs and competition | date=2008-02-11 | journal=Flight International | access-date=2008-02-23 | publisher=[[Flight Global]]}}</ref>
In 2006, El Al posted a $44.6 million loss on revenues of $1.665 billion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Standard & Poor's El Al Income Statement Data |url=http://www.standardpoors.co.il/companies.asp?pageID=2&CleanFormat=0&companyID=118&section=4&FDTab=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517200653/http://www.standardpoors.co.il/companies.asp?pageID=2&CleanFormat=0&companyID=118&section=4&FDTab=1 |archive-date=May 17, 2008}}</ref> The company is facing four lawsuits, two of which have been approved as [[class action]]s, which could cost the company $176.2 million.{{when|date=May 2016}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Blumenkratz |first=Zohar |title=What irks El Al passengers |work=Haaretz |url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ArticleContent.jhtml?itemNo=868289 |date=2007-06-07 |access-date=June 19, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001044526/http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ArticleContent.jhtml?itemNo=868289 |archive-date=October 1, 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> El Al spends $100 million a year to conform with airline security measures required by Israel's [[Shin Bet]] security service.<ref>{{cite news | first = Ora | last = Coren | title = Business in Brief-Transport minister: El Al to be compensated for surrendering its monopoly | url = http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/873062.html | newspaper = Haaretz | date = June 21, 2007 | access-date = 2007-06-22}}</ref> In early 2007, El Al opened a new [[King David Lounge]] at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris. New lounges at Heathrow Airport in London and JFK International Airport in New York had also opened in late 2007.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3352956,00.html | title=El Al opens King David lounge in Paris | access-date=2007-05-07 | publisher=Ynet News |date=2007-01-16|last= Zimmerman|first=Dana| newspaper=Ynetnews }}</ref>

In 2007, El Al invested [[Israeli new shekel|NIS]] 1 billion in the purchase of two new [[Boeing 777-200]]s that included an updated El Al decal. The aircraft are fitted with upgraded seats with adjustable headrests and legrests. Each seat is equipped with a touch-screen entertainment system. The first aircraft, named "[[Sderot]]", completed its maiden flight from New York to Tel Aviv on 26 July 2007. The second, "[[Kiryat Shmona]]", was delivered at the end of August 2007.<ref>{{cite web| title=El Al's Ace in the Hat: The Boeing 777| url=http://www.infolive.tv/en/infolive.tv-10224-israelnews-el-als-ace-hat-boeing-777| publisher=infolive.tv| date=2007-07-31| access-date=2007-10-20}}</ref>

After the United States [[Federal Aviation Administration]] downgraded Israel's [[International Aviation Safety Assessment Program|aviation safety rating]] to 2 in February 2009, an [[IATA]] member warned El Al, as well as competing airlines Arkia and [[Israir]], that they may appear on the [[List of air carriers banned in the European Union|European blacklist of banned carriers]]. [[Giora Romm]], head of the [[Civil Aviation Authority of Israel]], responded to the claim, stating: "We are in close contact with the Europeans." He added: "I don't know what the fuss is about. The Europeans' e-mail is strange. We are doing everything we can to improve security." The [[European Union]] has yet to make an official statement on the matter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1235410730975&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull |title=Airlines race to prevent European flight ban |date=2009-02-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916125644/http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1235410730975&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull |archive-date=2011-09-16 }}</ref> El Al uses the [[Amadeus CRS]] system for reservation, inventory, check-in and online bookings.<ref name="amadeus">{{cite web | url=http://www.amadeus.com/il/x86419.html|title=Amadeus Press release}}</ref> In November 2012, the United States FAA restored Israel's category 1 rating.<ref name="Category1">{{cite web | url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-regains-its-high-level-aviation-ranking/|title=After 4 years, Israel regains Category 1 aviation safety ranking|website=[[The Times of Israel]]}}</ref>

El Al has a cargo branch, El Al Cargo, which became independent in 1997. As the national cargo airline of Israel, it operates between Tel Aviv, [[Liège]], and New York, plus ad hoc worldwide charters with one [[Boeing 747|Boeing 747-200F]] aircraft. Before 2001, when the Israeli air cargo market opened up to competition, El Al Cargo enjoyed a monopoly. Now, its main competition comes from [[Challenge Airlines IL]].<ref name="answers" />

As of December 2022 the company employs a staff of 4,610 globally, and has a fleet of 47 aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 ESG Report |url=https://ir.elal.com/en/financialInformation/Pages/FactSheet.aspx |access-date=June 12, 2024 |website=El Al}}</ref> The company's revenues for 2023 were $2.503 billion, totaling profits of $263.7 million, compared to losses of $80.7 million in 2016 and a profit of $57 million in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annual Data |url=https://ir.elal.com/en/financialInformation/Pages/EurolandAnnual.aspx |access-date=June 12, 2024 |website=El Al}}</ref><ref name="El Al2016"/><ref name="El Al2011"/> El Al has offices in 46 countries, half of them in Europe.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Contact US |url=https://www.elal.com/eng/about-elal/contact-us |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=EL AL}}</ref>

El Al has [[Hebrew language]] voiceovers and [[Arabic language]] subtitles in its flight [[safety video]]s, which is followed by another video in English. In 2017, the safety video was presented by mentalist [[Lior Suchard]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1576046119149441|title=EL AL new safety video|website=Facebook|access-date=12 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Manji |first=Irshad |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d6w_CmpF0FQC |title=The Trouble with Islam Today: A Muslim's Call for Reform in Her Faith |date=2005-03-16 |publisher=St. Martin's Publishing Group |isbn=978-1-4299-4570-7 |pages=73 |chapter=Gates and Griddles |quote=The flight's safety video, though narrated in Hebrew, had Arabic subtitles. |access-date=November 4, 2012 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d6w_CmpF0FQC&dq=%22safety+video%2C+though+narrated+in+Hebrew%22&pg=PA73}}</ref>

During the period of [[Shabbat]], El Al observes Jewish religious traditions by refraining from flight operations and occasionally diverting flights or refraining from takeoff if the scheduled arrival would occur on a Saturday.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaplan |first=Josh |title=El Al breaks Shabbat flight ban for first time in 40 years to bring troops to Israel |url=https://www.thejc.com/news/el-al-breaks-shabbat-flight-ban-for-first-time-in-40-years-to-bring-troops-to-israel-d0zys72u |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=www.thejc.com |date=12 October 2023 |language=en}}</ref> Exceptions to this practice are exceptionally rare, having only occurred twice in the airline's history: first during the [[1982 Lebanon War|First Lebanon War]] and later during the [[Gaza war]], when flights operated on Shabbat due to exceptional circumstances.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

=== Business trends ===
{{Update section|date=March 2020}}
The key trends for El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. are shown below (as at year ending 31 December):<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.elal.com/en/About-ELAL/About-ELAL/Investor-Relations/FinancialInformation/Pages/2015.aspx|title = Financial Information|publisher = El Al|access-date =January 21, 2016|date=2015}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right"
|-
! scope="col" |Currency (millions of US dollars)
! scope="col" | 2008
! scope="col" | 2009
! scope="col" | 2010
! scope="col" | 2011
! scope="col" | 2012
! scope="col" | 2013
! scope="col" | 2014
! scope="col" |2015
!2016
! scope="col" |2017<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. 2019 Annual Report |url=https://ir.elal.com/Lists/InformationInterimReport/Financial-StatementsQ42019EN.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613155605/https://ir.elal.com/Lists/InformationInterimReport/Financial-StatementsQ42019EN.pdf |archive-date=June 13, 2024 |access-date=June 12, 2024 |website=El Al}}</ref>
!2018<ref name=":2" />
!2019<ref name=":2" />
!2020<ref>{{Cite web |title=El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. 2020 Annual Report |url=https://ir.elal.com/Lists/InformationInterimReport/Financial-Statements-Q4-2020-EN.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612000000/https://ir.elal.com/Lists/InformationInterimReport/Financial-Statements-Q4-2020-EN.pdf |archive-date=June 12, 2024 |website=El Al |access-date=June 13, 2024 }}</ref>
!2021<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. 2023 Annual Report |url=https://ir.elal.com/Lists/InformationInterimReport/FinancialStatements-Q4-2023-EN.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613155401/https://ir.elal.com/Lists/InformationInterimReport/FinancialStatements-Q4-2023-EN.pdf |archive-date=June 13, 2024 |website=El Al}}</ref>
!2022<ref name=":3" />
!2023<ref name=":3" />
!
|-
| style="text-align: left" | Operating revenues
| 2.096,3
| 1.655,8
| 1.971,4
| 2.042,6
| 2.015,6
| 2.103,0
| 2.081,3
| 2.054,0
|2.038,4
|2.097,0
|2.142,0
|2.178,0
|623,1
|857,2
|1.985,8
|2.503,1
| 100,0%
|-
| style="text-align: left" | Passenger aircraft, operation revenue
| 1.832,0
| 1.489,5
| 1.764,5
| 1.829,5
| 1.827,9
| 1.920,3
| 1.910,6
|1.874,2
|1.847,1
| 1.967,2
|2.035,0
|2.078,5
|486,8
|689,8
|1.882,4
|2.400,9
|95,9%
|-
| style="text-align: left" | Cargo aircraft, operation revenue
| 139,5
| 58,3
| 87,5
| 99,4
| 80,4
| 70,4
| 69,9
| 71,4
|64,2
| 64,5
|42,8
|35,0
|99,8
|128,5
|55,3
|50,9
| 2,0%
|-
| style="text-align: left" | Other revenue and Adjustments revenue
| 124,9
| 108,0
| 119,4
| 113,7
| 107,3
| 112,4
| 100,8
|108.4
|127,1
| 65,3
|64,3
|64,5
|36,4
|38,9
|48,1
|51,3
|2,1%
|-
| style="text-align: left" | Operating expenses
| 1.776,3
| 1.444,3
| 1.584,6
| 1.764,9
| 1.701,9
| 1.737,1
| 1.802,7
| 1.592,8
|1.638,4
| 1.735,3
|1.845,7
|1.834,8
|800,4
|1.177,6
|1.872,9
|2.235,8
|89,3%
|-
|- style="background-color:#BFBFBF; font-weight: bold"
| style="text-align: left"| Gross Profit
| 320,0
| 211,6
| 386,9
| 277,7
| 313,7
| 335,9
| 278,6
| 461,2
|400,0
| 361,7
|296,3
|343,2
| style="color:red" | −177.3
| style="color:red" | −320,4
|112,9
|267,3
|10,7%
|-
| style="text-align: left" | Selling, Administrative, General and Others expenses/revenues
| −325,7
| −286,6
| −299,6
| −321,6
| −301,6
| −310,6
| −291,4
| −291,4
| −289,4
|−332,8
|−333,6
|−340,6
|−187,0
|
|
|
|
|- style="background-color:#BFBFBF; font-weight: bold"
| style="text-align: left" | Operating profit/loss
| style="color:red" | −5,7
| style="color:red" | −75,0
| 87,3
| style="color:red" | −43,9
| 12,1
| 64,3
| style="color:red" | −12,8
| style="text-align:right;"| 169,8
|110,6
| 29,0
| style="color:red" | −12,8
|2,6
| style="color:red" | −364,3
|
|
|
|
|-
| style="text-align: left" | Financing expenses/income, net
| −44,6
| −26,3
| −25,1
| 0,3
| −37,0
| −25,4
| −26,6
| −26,5
| −23,1
|−20,5
|−28,8
|−81,0
|−196,5
|−102,9
|−127,3
|−142,2
|
|-
| style="text-align: left" | Share of the profits of subsidiaries, net of tax
| 0,5
| 0,4
| 0,0
| 1,4
| 1,4
| 0,3
| 1,1
| 0,8
|6,0
|0,2
| -1,7
|1,8
|−0,8
|
|
|
|
|- style="background-color:#BFBFBF; font-weight: bold"
| style="text-align: left" | Profit/loss before tax
| style="color:red" | −49,7
| style="color:red" | −100,8
| 62,2
| style="color:red" | −42,2
| style="color:red" | −23,4
| 39,2
| style="color:red" | −38,3
| 144,6
|93,5
| 8,7
| style="color:red" | −67,7
| style="color:red" | −76,6
| style="color:red" | −561,6
| style="color:red" | −423,2
| style="color:red" | −14,4
|125,1
|5.0%
|- style="background-color:#BFBFBF; font-weight: bold"
| style="text-align: left" | Profit/loss after tax
| style="color:red" | −41,9
| style="color:red" | −76,3
| 56,5
| style="color:red" | −49,8
| style="color:red" | −18,2
| 26,7
| style="color:red" | −28,1
| 106,5
|80,7
|5,7
| style="color:red" | −52,2
| style="color:red" | −59,6
| style="color:red" | −531,0
| style="color:red" | −413,0
|109,4
|116,7
| 4,7%
|}