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| airlines established in 1982 | |
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It was co-founded, owned and managed by Morris K. Nachtomi, an Israel i who had moved to the United States . After a 30-year career with El Al , Nachtomi joined a wholesaler and tour package operator called Tower Travel Group in 1981 and co-founded Tower Air one year later. The company won many contracts from the in the 1990s , and was often chartered to fly groups of Muslim Pilgrims to Mecca . Tower Air's main base of scheduled operations was John F. Kennedy International Airport in Jamaica , New York . At one point it had built its own terminal which it departed from at JFK. Its main focus was its many flights to Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv , and was a major competitor of El Al and British Airways in the US-Israel market. It also flew to France , Greece , Puerto Rico , and Brazil as well as domestic destinations. It used Boeing 747 -100 and -200 series aircraft exclusively. OTHER FACTS OF INTEREST
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