In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “airline founded by zionist pinhas rutenberg”. Today it says “airline founded by zionist pinhas rutenberg in british palestine”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Palestine Not to be confused with Palestinian Airlines . Palestine Airways airplane Palestine Airways ticket, 1937 Palestine Airways ( Hebrew : נתיבי אוויר ארץ ישראל , romanized : Netivéy Avír Éretz Yisraél , lit. ' Land of Israel Airways ' ; Arabic : شركة الطرق الجوية بفلسطين , romanized : Šarikat aṭ-Ṭuruq al-Jawwiyya bi-Filasṭīn , lit. ' Airline Company in Palestine ' ) was an airline founded by Zionist Pinhas Rutenberg in British Palestine , in conjunction with the Histadrut and the Jewish Agency . In 1937 the airline was taken over by British Government 's Air Ministry , with the intention of it eventually being transferred back into private hands. Between July 1937 and August 1940, it operated under the aegis of the British corporation Imperial Airways . Throughout these years, Palestine Airways flew thousands of passengers, its best year being 1938 with 6400 passengers. Pillars of Israel Economy . A History of the World's Airlines .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Palestine Airways airplane, 1934 Palestine Airways (also: Palestine Air Transport ) was an airline founded by Zionist Pinhas Rutenberg , in British Mandatory Palestine in conjunction with the Histadrut and the Jewish Agency . In 1937 the airline was taken over by British Government 's Air Ministry , with the intention of it eventually being transferred back into private hands. It operated from July 1937 until August 1940, under the aegis of the British corporation Imperial Airways . Pillars of Israel Economy . A History of the World's Airlines .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Palestine Airways airplane, 1934 Palestine Airways (also: Palestine Air Transport ) was an airline founded by Zionist Pinhas Rutenberg in British Palestine , in conjunction with the Histadrut and the Jewish Agency . In 1937 the airline was taken over by British Government 's Air Ministry , with the intention of it eventually being transferred back into private hands. It operated from July 1937 until August 1940, under the aegis of the British corporation Imperial Airways . Pillars of Israel Economy . A History of the World's Airlines .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Zionist-founded airline of British Palestine Not to be confused with Palestinian Airlines .Palestine Airways airplane Palestine Airways ticket, 1937 Palestine Airways ( , ) was an airline founded by Zionist Pinhas Rutenberg in British Palestine , in conjunction with the Histadrut and the Jewish Agency . In 1937 the airline was taken over by British Government 's Air Ministry , with the intention of it eventually being transferred back into private hands. Between July 1937 and August 1940, it operated under the aegis of the British corporation Imperial Airways .Throughout these years, Palestine Airways flew thousands of passengers, its best year being 1938 with 6400 passengers. Pillars of Israel Economy . A History of the World's Airlines .
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airline founded by zionist pinhas rutenberg
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airline founded by zionist pinhas rutenberg in british palestine
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