CAL, Israel's recently created cargo airline, is negotiating the lease or purchase of a second Boeing 747-200 freighter, to deal with growing demand.
The airline, established by Israeli agricultural organisations to export perishable products to Europe and carry general cargo on return to Tel Aviv, began operations on 1 December last year. It operates a 747-200F and regularly uses an Airbus 300-600 operated by Belgian airline City Bird. CAL flights operate mainly to Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Liege, Belgium.
Between January and April it had a 25 % share of an Israeli air freight market which is recording growth.
Gilon Zohar, CAL's president, says it plans to replace the City Bird aircraft with a 747, to meet the demand from the Israeli market and comply with licence conditions.
Source: Flight International
