Transportation

After flydubai attempted hijacking, police probe aviation security failures at Transport Ministry

Published documents indicated that the Transportation Ministry’s Security Division is responsible for certain aspects of security involving flights entering Israel.

A flydubai plane carrying passengers from flight FZ1073 arrives at Ben-Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, after a suspected terror attack aboard their original flight from Dubai to Israel forced an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, September 30, 2026.
The control tower is pictured as planes are seen on the tarmac after an air traffic control outage, bringing flights to a standstill at Newark International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, US, May 11, 2025.

US reliance on outdated, obsolete technology for air traffic control systems could lead to disaster

The empty streets in Tel Aviv, on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, and the holiest of Jewish holidays. Israel came to a standstill for 25-hours during the high holiday of Yom Kippur when observant Jews fast and Israelis are prohibited from driving, October 2, 2025.

Over 250 people injured in Yom Kippur road accidents in 2025, road safety group warns

A vendor pumps petrol from Iranian fuel oil tankers for resale near the Bashmagh border crossing on March 11, 2026.

Iranian Rial hits record low as economic fallout from war takes hold - report


National plan to rehabilitate the Galilee with a NIS 3 billion investment announced

The objective of the investment is to re-energize the region, demographically and economically, by encouraging young families to move there.

Mount Tavor.

Elon Musk: We'll launch self-driving technology in Israel soon

Musk spoke to the 9th International Conference on Smart Transportation by live video from Texas

Elon Musk

Gur Hasidic community in Arad instructs students to ride busses according to gender

The notice instructed passengers to board through the rear door and sit at the back of the bus “in order to allow the students to travel separately.”

An Egged bus driving through Jerusalem

Frontier Airlines jet hits person crossing runway during takeoff at Denver Airport

One of the plane’s engines appears to be coated in blood, according to a photograph circulating on social media.

A Frontier Airlines Airbus A321neo; illustrative.

Tourism revolution in the north: Cable car to connect Galilee sites

New cable car project will link Nof Hagalil, Nazareth and Mount Tabor, improve access to heritage and nature sites, and boost the north as a more attractive tourist destination for visitors annually.

Mount Tavor.

Spirit Airlines begins 'orderly' shutdown, cancels all flights

The collapse of Spirit, a company that helped keep fares lower in markets where it competed with major carriers, will result in thousands of job losses.

A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 lands at Hollywood Burbank Airport on April 17, 2026.

The end of traffic jams? Flying cars head to mass production for 2027

Xpeng’s president reveals the timeline for a transport revolution: The company is expected to sell flying cars as early as 2027, while humanoid robots will reach the market at the end of 2026.

Flying car from the Chinese company Xpeng.

50cc moped gains popularity for urban transport

“a broader transformation in urban mobility - reshaping how people travel in cities”.

Ending Tehran's energy blackmail: New tech could end world's Iranian oil dependence - opinion

The technological revolution now underway is beginning to change the rules of the game.

A ship passes through the Strait of Hormuz.

Israel is building a NIS 7b. airport – history says it will cost much more - analysis

The government is advancing a new Negev airport at NIS 7 billion. Two decades of data suggest the final bill will be far higher.

View of construction of the new Ramon International Airport, in Timna valley, southern Israel. January 02, 2018.