Originally Posted by
AFPirate
I heard a rumor that some larger American carriers were going to be acquiring missile defense systems soon. I think all El Al jets have them.
My .02 ---> cargo. Not even a question.
Ya El Al has missle defence systems on their aircraft, read an article on it a while back.
They also got two re-enforced flight deck doors. Tons of the Israeli equivalent to air marshals. And probably the biggest defence..... the PASENGERS, a plane load of current/ex Israeli soldiers(since ALL Israeli citizens must serve in the military). Makes it hard to hijack a plane full of soldiers.
Gonna never see any terrorist activity on El Al