— The Arkia Israel Inland Airline has this week purchased two Boeing 737 Aircraft for use on charter flights between Europe and Eilat it has just been granted permission to operate. The $31.5 million deal is being financed through private-bank loans. The first plane under the new order, taking up an option from a year ago, is due for delivery in June 1982 and the second plane three months later.
The Boeing company has, meanwhile, offered to help Arkia buy or lease a used Boeing 737 to enable the airline to begin its European charters within three months. The new planes are the first jets in the local airline’s fleet, which has so far consisted of propellor and jet-prop planes.
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