EgyptAir

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EgyptAir

IATA MS	ICAO MSR	Callsign EGYPTAIR
Founded		1932 (as Misr Airwork)
Hubs		Cairo International Airport
Focus cities		El Nouzha Airport Hurghada International Airport Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport Luxor International Airport
Frequent flyer program		EgyptAir Plus
Alliance		Arab Air Carriers Organization
Fleet size		41 (+16 on order)
Destinations		70
Parent company		EgyptAir Airlines Company
Headquarters		Cairo, Egypt
Key people		Eng Atef Abd El Hamid (CEO)
Website: http://www.egyptair.com.eg

EgyptAir (Arabic: مصر للطيران, Misr Lel-Tayaran) is the Cairo-based national airline of Egypt. Wholly owned by the Egyptian government, it operates scheduled services to 70 destinations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Far East, the USA, Canada and formerly to Australia, as well as domestic services. Its main base is Cairo International Airport.

EgyptAir is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization. EgyptAir is Africa's second biggest airline (after South African Airways). EgyptAir operates the most extensive destinations network outside Africa of any African airline.

The airline celebrates its 75th 'Diamond' Anniversary in 2007.

1 History
2 Destinations
3 Codeshare agreements
4 Fleet
5 Fleet age
6 New Routes and Destinations
7 Subsidaries
8 Incidents and accidents
9 External links

[edit] History

The airline was established on 7 June 1932 and started operations in July 1933. It was founded in association with the Airwork Company under the name of Misr Airwork. During the Second World War the Egyptian government took charge of the airline and its name was changed to Misr Air in 1949. In January 1961 Misr Air joined Syrian Airways to form United Arab Airlines (UAA) as a result of new political links between Egypt and Syria, but this accord was shortlived. It retained the name for a time until it changed to EgyptAir in October 1971.

EgyptAir Boeing 777 landing

EgyptAir was the first airline in the Middle East to operate jet liners. It employs about 22,000 people. In 2003/2004 EgyptAir recorded a profit of £EGP303 million and £EGP443 million in 2004/2005.

In 2006 Skytrax rated EgyptAir a 3 Star Quality Certified Airline.

EgyptAir wholly owns Air Sinai and has a stake in Air Cairo (60%).

EgyptAir will launch a regional jet division in April 2007. The new subsidiary called EgyptAir Express will operate six EMB 170 in 1st quarter of 2007. A further six EMB 170 are also held on option.

[edit] Destinations

See full article: EgyptAir destinations.

[edit] Codeshare agreements

EgyptAir Airbus A330-200 landing

EgyptAir has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:

[edit] Fleet

EgyptAir

Egyptair Airbus A330-200 lands at London Heathrow Airport

The EgyptAir fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March 2007):

**Egyptair Fleet**
Aircraft	Total	Notes
Boeing 777-200	5
Airbus A340-200	3
Airbus A330-200	7
Airbus A321-200	4
Airbus A320-200	12
Boeing 737-500	4	Including 1 operating with Air Sinai
Boeing 737-800	2 (10 orders)
Embraer 170	(6 orders)	With Options for another 6 (Operating for Egyptair Express)
Airbus A300-600RF	2	Operating for Egyptair Cargo
Airbus A300B4-203F	2	Operating for Egyptair Cargo

[edit] Fleet age

EgyptAir operates one of the industry's youngest airplane fleets. [1] with an average fleet age of 7.6 years.

[edit] New Routes and Destinations

- Guangzhou (China): A new thrice weekly service starts 2nd June 2007. The flight will operate via Bangkok.

- Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia): A new thrice weekly service starts 2nd June 2007. The flight will operate via Mumbai.

- Lisbon (Portugal): A new twice weekly service starts 2nd June 2007.

- Assiut (UAE): A new twice weekly Assiut-Sharjah-Assiut service starts 1st June 2007. This will complement the daily Cairo-Sharjah service.

- Dubai (UAE): A new weekly Sharm El Sheikh - Dubai service starts 14th June 2007. This will complement the 13x weekly Cairo-Dubai and 4x weekly Alexandria-Dubai services.

[edit] Subsidaries

Egypt Air Airbus A300-600R

The EgyptAir Holding Company was created in 2004 with 7 subsidiaries (2 were added at later dates):

EgyptAir Airlines
EgyptAir Maintenance & Engineering
EgyptAir Ground Services
EgyptAir Cargo
EgyptAir Inflight Services
EgyptAir Tourism & Duty Free Shops
EgyptAir Medical Services
EgyptAir Supplementary Industries Company (formed in 2006)
EgyptAir Express Airlines (will launch April 2007)

Egyptair Airbus A330-200 taking off. The main and nose undercarriage doors are closing.

[edit] Incidents and accidents

Notable fatal events include:

On 19 March 1972, EgyptAir Flight 763 crashed in Vietnam killing all 30 passengers on board.
On 25 December 1979, Egyptair Flight 864 crashed into an industrial complex in Bangkok, Thailand, after crew failed to correct the descent rate. Twenty of the 52 on board were killed, and 72 on the ground were killed.
On 23 November 1985, Egyptair Flight 648, a Boeing 737 aircraft was hijacked to Luqa, Malta by three men from Abu Nidal group. Omar Rezaq was among them. After several hours of negotiations, Egyptian troops stormed the aircraft and battled with the hijackers, who threw several hand grenades and shot five Israeli and American passengers in the head. The aircraft was severely damaged by the explosions and fire. Two of the six crew members and 58 of the 91 passengers were killed.
On 31 October 1999, EgyptAir Flight 990, a Boeing 767 flying between John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City and Cairo, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Nantucket. The pilot, Gameel Al-Batouti, was suspected by U.S. authorities of committing suicide and intentionally crashing the plane. Egyptian officials have strongly disputed that claim.
On 7 May 2002, EgyptAir Flight 843 crash-landed on its approach to Tunis, killing 14 of 62 occupants.