February 25, 2018, Updated April 22, 2020
An El Al Lockheed Constellation plane, 1951. Photo courtesy of the National Photo Collection of Israel
El Al Israel Airlines, established in 1948, begins flying nonstop between Tel Aviv and New York, setting a world record for the longest nonstop flight.
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