RAF planes sent to check US-bound retired El Al aircraft after it briefly goes unresponsive over British airspace; bang wakes many residents of capital at 4 a.m.

Yohanan Hayut suspected of using son's fake identity to con philanthropists and business people out of hundreds of millions of shekels

Polish man reportedly caught smoking in plane's lavatory, curses and yells when confronted by airline staff

Route from Rome diverts from flight path to trace 'sky painting,' in homage to model that famously airlifted Ethiopian Jews to Israel

Passengers deboarded, taken to hotel as aircraft grounded

Part of Dreamliner reportedly breaks as luggage loaded onto plane; flight will depart for Israel after end of Simchat Torah

Nefesh B'Nefesh flight brings 242 people, pushing number of immigrants aided by organization over 60,000, group says

43-year-old, who had been vaccinated with 1 dose out of the recommended 2, becomes 3rd fatality in recent outbreak of highly contagious disease

Merach Kara says she wanted to work on planes since her first flight at age 4

Boeing acknowledges that engine fire extinguisher switch can jam; FAA orders checks; crews say authorities taking the cheap, not the safe, route