SUN D’OR GROUNDED FROM APRIL 1

Israel’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) yesterday told charter airline Sun D’Or that it must cease operations from April 1 because it failed to comply with regulations saying that the airline was an “empty shell used by El Al for commercial reasons”. The CAA said the airline, a wholly owned subsidiary of flag carrier El Al, relied on its parent company to administer its operations which was unsatisfactory. “Sun D’Or is currently operating without a full administrative and operational framework as required of every other airline and is relying fully on the infrastructure of parent company El Al,” the CAA statement