El Al Israel Airlines Limited

PROFILE El Al Israel Airlines will have to work through the Sabbath to make its privatization work out. Israel's state airline plans to lift its ban on flights from sundown Friday to sundown Sunday (an observance of the Jewish Sabbath) in order to make itself more attractive to buyers. El Al flies between Tel Aviv and more than 50 other cities in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. It has a code-sharing agreements with Iberia and Swissair and has reservations offices in more than 100 cities. It also owns kosher catering services, a hotel chain, and a charter airline that offers flights between Israel and Europe. A past target of terrorist attacks, El Al is known as a world leader in airline safety with tight security measures.  COMPETITION AMR Corporation (AMR) Sabena Group (dossier) UAL Corporation (UAL)		FINANCIAL OVERVIEW Fiscal Year-End: December 1999 Sales (mil.): 1,266.10 1-Yr. Sales Growth: 1.6% Employees: 4,000 Revenue per employee: $316,525.00  KEY PEOPLE • David Hermesh     CEO • Yoram Galon     CFO  CONTACT INFO PO Box 41, 70100 Ben Gurion Airport , Israel Phone: 972-3-971-6111 Fax: 972-3-972-1442 Online: Web Site

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