Policy Driven Not By Airworthiness, But Missile Defense
Israel's Transportation Ministry has ordered two domestic
airlines to stop using ATR turboprops within two years, but the
order has nothing to do with any airworthiness issue. Instead, the
government warns Arkia and Israir that the planes "cannot be fitted
with anti-missile systems," according to a report in the Yedioth
Ahronoth daily newspaper.