PM's office denies report that after public outcry Udi Angel's management team balked at Netanyahu family's use of private aircraft for trip to sign normalization deals in US

PM's office says he'll join rest of delegation 'so as not to allow media to divert attention from historic accord with the UAE'; planned flight was said to cost over NIS 600,000

Denied briefings by Netanyahu en route and confined to hotel, three main networks plan to rely on their US-based journalists to cover Tuesday's signing of Israel-UAE deal

People for Ethical Treatment of Animals gets airline's commitment after US hunter reportedly suggests using El Al to ship dead elephant home

First flight will carry agricultural and high-tech equipment to UAE on September 16, with regular flights to commence later down the road

Netanyahu hails 'another tremendous breakthrough,' promises new policy will shorten and cheapen flights and open Israel up to the Far East

Flight 972 touches down in Ben Gurion Airport on return leg of first-ever direct trip from Israel to the United Arab Emirates

First we veered east toward the desert terrain rather than west over the Med; then the pilot proudly announced his El Al aircraft had crossed into Saudi airspace for first time

National security adviser says regular commercial flights could be available in weeks; Netanyahu says Emirati delegation invited to Israel as security talks launch in Abu Dhabi

PM credits own policies laid out in 1990s for reaching peace, claims US will protect Jewish state's qualitative military edge despite wanting to sell jets to Gulf