Prime minister said to have traveled to Abu Dhabi for talks with de facto ruler of the Emirates the same year he went to Oman

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

'Another step toward regional peace': Pilot of first Tel Aviv-Abu Dhabi passenger flight says hours were shaved off journey by using shorter route

El Al flight 971 to depart Monday morning carrying high-level Israeli and US delegations to Abu Dhabi for two days of talks on civil and economic details of normalization deal

Request relayed through National Security Council and other mediators, according to report; first-ever commercial passenger flight to take off Monday

Israel Airports Authority announces Monday and Tuesday's scheduled routes -- LY971 and LY972 -- in a nod to international phone numbers for the two nations

Kushner, O'Brien, Berkowitz to take part in historic flight alongside Israeli delegation headed by National Security Adviser Ben-Shabbat, according to PM's office and US officials

Defense minister pens letter chastising PM, NSC head for asking air force chief if policy on Arab neighbors acquiring fighter jets had changed, without notifying him