Ayit
31°17′11.8″N 34°43′27.4″E / 31.286611°N 34.724278°E
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| Founded | 1985 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Be'er Sheva (Teyman) Airport | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 8 | ||||||
| Destinations | 2 scheduled, 6 others chartered[citation needed] | ||||||
| Headquarters | Beersheba, Israel | ||||||
| Key people | Eli Peretz (President & CEO) | ||||||
| Website | ayit.co.il | ||||||
Ayit Aviation and Tourism (Hebrew: עיט שירותי תעופה ותיירות) is an Israeli domestic airline established in 1985 and reorganized in 2008.
History
[edit]Ayit flew between Sde Dov Airport, near Tel Aviv, and Ben Ya'akov Airport near Rosh Pinna. As part of its agreement to operate the route, the airline agreed that IDF personnel would be allowed to fly from Tel Aviv to Rosh Pinna for free. 12,000 tickets were given to the Defense Ministry as a result.[1]
A new route from the Rosh Pina Airport to Eilat Airport was announced in 2016.[2] Due to the closure of Sde Dov Airport in 2019 the company no longer maintains flight routes to and from the airport
Fleet
[edit]The Ayit fleet consists of the following aircraft:[citation needed]
| Aircraft | Total | Routes\Operations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Embraer ERJ 145ER | 1 | Domestic, International | (as of July 2026)[3] |
| Embraer ERJ 145LR | 2 | Domestic, International | (as of July 2026)[3] |
| Short 360 | 1 | Domestic and short haul | Not active |
| Cessna 152 | 1 | Domestic, Flight training | Not active |
| Cessna 172 | 3 | Domestic, Flight training | |
| Cessna 206 | 1 | Domestic | Not active |
| Cessna 414 | 1 | Domestic | Not active |
| BN-2 Islander | 1 | Domestic | Not active |
| PA-31-350 Chieftain | 1 | Domestic | Not active |
| Piper PA-32 | 1 | Domestic | Not active |
| Short SC.7 Skyvan | 1 | Skydiving | |
| Texan G10 | 2 | Flight school | |
| DA-42 NG | 1 | Twin-engine training & air taxi |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ News in Brief - Haaretz - Israel News
- ↑ "טיסה מראש פינה לאילת ב-80 דקות - תמורת 430 שקל". TheMarker.
- 1 2 "Global Airline Guide 2026 - Aerogaviota". Airliner World. October 2026. p. 10.
External links
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Media related to Ayit Aviation at Wikimedia Commons
