A brand new airline at present being arrange, TUS IL, has began to recruit pilots, “Globes” has discovered. It is believed that the corporate will begin business operations on the finish of the primary quarter of 2026.
The firm is searching for skilled Airbus A320 pilots, and is providing a promotion observe to the rank of captain inside two years and after 3,000 flying hours. The firm is headed by former Arkia CEO Nir Dagan.
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TUS IL belongs to the Holiday Lines Group, an Israeli tourism group that owns Greek airline Blue Bird and Cypriot airline TUS Airways. The new airline, which has already obtained a business license from the Ministry of Transport and is on the superior phases of acquiring an working license, will provide flights to close by locations with a flight time of 4 to 5 hours.
Because the 2 airways that Holiday Lines Group already owns are European, with European licenses, they’re restricted to providing flights from Israel to locations throughout the EU, and are prevented from increasing to locations comparable to Georgia and Dubai, two locations that TUS IL plans to cowl.
Holiday Lines Group is owned by Ami Cohen and Arnon Englender. It is among the largest gamers within the tourism trade in Israel. During the Swords of Iron struggle it benefited from a major rise within the exercise of TUS Airways and Blue Bird, which remained operational nearly all through, with solely quick halts.
Is the market prepared for an additional airline?
Four airways at present function in Israel: El Al (and its Sun D’Or subsidiary); Israir, Arkia, and Air Haifa, which started working through the struggle.
Unlike Air Haifa, a brand new airline comparable to TUS IL working from Ben Gurion Airport will face broader competitors, primarily from Sun D’Or, Israir, and Arkia, which fly to locations outdoors the EU, amongst them Georgia and the UAE.
Published by Globes, Israel enterprise information – en.globes.co.il – on December 25, 2025.
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