The aircraft is a Boeing 767-338ER widebody-twinjet airliner belonging to the Israeli Air Force.

Jul 22, 2024 · Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu took his first flight aboard the country’s “Air Force One” VIP aircraft today. The transport brought Netanyahu to Washington, D.C., marking his first trip to the U.S. capitol in almost four years.

Jul 22, 2024 · Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the White House and speaks to Congress this week. His travel to the U.S. is on board Wing Of Zion, Israel’s Air Force One. And this is the first trip abroad using the reconfigured aircraft. Here’s a first look inside while the plane is in its intended operational service.

Dec 14, 2021 · The Boeing 767-300ER made its first test flight in November 2019, sporting a new blue-and-white livery. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given it the name “Knaf Zion” (“Wing of Zion”)

Jul 17, 2024 · Israel's new presidential aircraft - a Boeing 767 dubbed the 'Wing of Zion' - has embarked on its first official flight. The plane flew to the US on Tuesday and will return to Israel before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s state visit.

Jul 22, 2024 · Wing of Zion, the prime minister’s official plane, sits ready for its first flight with Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu is headed to Washington for meetings with US President Joe Biden, Vice...

Sep 4, 2023 · Following years of political setbacks, the controversial VIP Boeing 767 is being readied to transport the Israeli delegation to the United Nations Climate Conference in Dubai. The aircraft’s future flight crew is reported to have traveled to Cyprus with Netanyahu earlier this week in preparation for service, learning the requirements and ...

Sep 5, 2023 · Israel’s Wing of Zion, a Boeing 767 that was converted to be a Presidential private jet, is scheduled to fly for the first time in November 2023.

Dec 9, 2021 · The state purchased the 25-year-old blue Boeing 767 five years ago, and has spent the intervening time customizing it to the needs of the prime minister and president who are meant to use it.

The prime minister commissioned the refurbishment of the Boeing 767 for 729 million shekels (£173 million) when he was previously in office, but it has languished in a desert hangar since he was forced from power in June 2021.