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{{Infobox_Airline |airline=EgyptAir|logo=Egyptair logo.jpg|logo_size=250px|IATA=MS|ICAO=MSR|callsign=EGYPTAIR|parent=EgyptAir Holding Company|founded=1932 (as Misr Airwork)],
Egypt|focus_cities=[El Nouzha AirportHurghada International AirportSharm el-Sheikh International Airport
Luxor International Airport|lounge=|alliance=Arabesk ([Arab Air Carriers Organization)
Star Alliance (Joining 2009)]: مصر للطيران,
Misr Lel-Tayaran) is the
Cairo-based national
airline of
Egypt. Wholly owned by the
Government of Egypt, it operates scheduled services to 70 destinations in
Europe,
Africa, the Middle East, the Far East, the United States, and Canada, as well as running a domestic operation. Its main base is Cairo International Airport.
EgyptAir is a member of the
Arab Air Carriers Organization. EgyptAir is Africa's largest airline.The airline celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2007.
History
Egyptair was established on 7 June 1932 and started operations in July
1933. It was founded in association with the Airwork Services 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 was the first airline in the Middle East to operate jet liners.
-200 taking off. The main and nose undercarriage doors are closing.
Timeline:
- 1932 - EgyptAir was established in May.
- 1933 - EgyptAir started commercial operation in August with Spartan cruiser from Cairo to Alexandria.
- 1935 -12 De Havilland aircraft were added to the fleet. During the Second World War, the Egyptian Government took over the airline and changed its name to Misr Airlines.
- 1946 - The name was changed again to MisrAir and 10 Beachcraft aircraft were purchased.
- 1949 - MisrAir bought 10 Vickers Vikings and the following year put into service a French Aircraft, the Languedoc.
- 1956 - MisrAir merged with Syrian Airlines, forming a new airline United Arab Airlines-UAA.
- 1960 - UAA bought Comet 4-C jets becoming the first carrier in the Middle East to use Comets.
- 1968 - UAA introduced the Boeing 707-320c to cope with the growing international traffic and to operate longer routes.
- 1969 - EgyptAir became the first airline in the Middle East to fly Boeing 707s.
- 1971 - MisrAir and Syrian Airlines split, resulting in a new airline EgyptAir.
- 2002 - EgyptAir became a Holding Company with seven subsidiaries.
Operations
EgyptAir is a state owned company with special legislation permitting the management to operate as if the company were privately owned without any interference from the government. The company is self-financing without any financial backing by the Egyptian government. The airline reported a profit of £EGP303 million in 2003/2004, £EGP443 million in 2004/2005 and £EGP485million in 2005/2006. The airline's financial year is from July to June. NTSB
Group Chairman's Factual Report,
January 18, 2000
EgyptAir wholly owns [EgyptAir Express and
Air Sinai. The airline also has stakes in Air Cairo (40%) and
Smart Aviation Company (20%). It has 20,734 employees (at March
2007).
In 2006/2007, Egyptair's passenger traffic increased by 12% to 6.5 million passengers.
In 2007
Skytrax rated EgyptAir a 3 Star Quality Certified Airline.
In March 2007 the carrier signed an agreement with Goldman Sachs for consultation on an IPO for 20% of the holding company. Proceeds from the IPO are expected to raise a total of US$900 million, which will be used to purchase 12 new aircraft, increasing EgyptAir's fleet to 62 jets.
EgyptAir launched its regional jet division in June 2007. The new subsidiary called EgyptAir Express will operate Embraer E-Jetss. The new subsidiary will connect Cairo to the domestic airports of Sharm El-Sheikh,
Hurghada, Luxor,
Aswan and
Alexandria but will operate selected international services in the latter half of 2007 to complement the parent company's operations. A further six Embraers are also held on option and are expected to be converted to firm orders in October 2007 (either Embraer E-Jets or Embraer E-Jets).
On the 16th of October 2007 the Chief Executive Board of Star Alliance voted to accept EgyptAir as a future member. The airline has forged commercial and cooperative agreements with several members of Star Alliance includng Lufthansa,
Singapore Airlines,
Austrian Airlines, Thai Airways International,
Swiss International Airlines, South African Airways,
TAP Portugal, Turkish Airlines and bmi. Assimilation into the alliance is expected in 2009.
The carrier is also a founding member of
Arabesk.
EgyptAir Holding Company
The EgyptAir Holding Company was created in 2002 with 7 companies (2 were added at later dates):
- EgyptAir Airlines
- EgyptAir Maintenance & Engineering (EASA Part 145 Certified)
- 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 (launched in June 2007)
Subsidaries
The airline also has stakes in:
- Air Cairo (40%)
- Smart Aviation Company (20%)
- Air Sinai (100%)
Destinations
See full article: EgyptAir destinations (last update: October 2007)
News
- (16/10/2007) Star Alliance announce EgyptAir will be the next airline to join the grouping. Full integration is excepted to be completed within 18 months.
- (28/08/2007) EgyptAir places an order for more A330-200 aircraft. The order consists of 5 firm orders plus 3 options . The first two aircraft are to be delivered in 2011 and the other three in 2012.
- (14/06/2007) EgyptAir and Lufthansa announced they will enter a code-sharing agreement from October 2007. Lufthansa Chief Wolfgang Mayrhuber said in a statement, 'Egypt Air is an ideal partner for us because with this cooperation we can position ourselves long term in one of the most dynamically growing markets in North Africa.'. This move was expected as Lufthansa is sponsoring EgyptAir to enter Star Alliance. The routes that will initially be covered by this agreement are:
- Cairo - Frankfurt (operated by EgyptAir and Lufthansa) -Total: 3 daily flights-
- Cairo - Munich (operated by EgyptAir) -Total: 1 daily flight-
- Alexandria/Borg El Arab Airport - Frankfurt (operated by Lufthansa) -Total: 3 weekly flights.
landing.
Codeshare agreements
EgyptAir has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
Fleet
The EgyptAir fleet consists of the following aircraft as of October 2007:{|class="toccolours sortable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"|+
EgyptAir Fleet|- bgcolor=#7777FF!Aircraft!Total!Passengers!Notes|-|
Airbus A300|2||Operating for Egyptair Cargo|2||Operating for [Egyptair Cargo|12|139 (16/123)
145 (10/135)||-|[Airbus A321|4|185 (10/175)||-|Airbus A330#A330-200|7
(5 orders)
(3 options)|268 (24/244)|Entry into service: 2011/2012|-|Airbus A340#A340-200 series|3|260 (12/24/224)||-
|Boeing 737#737-500 series|4|104 (8/96)|Including 1 operating 'Air Sinai' flights]|3
(9 orders)|154 (16/138)|All business class seats equipped with
Inflight Entertainment#Personal televisions|-|
Boeing 777#777-200 series|5|319 (12/21/286)||-|Embraer E-Jets|6
(6 options)|76 (76)|Operating for EgyptAir Express|}
EgyptAir operates one of the industry's youngest airplane fleets, Boeing with an average age of 7.6 years.
Incidents and accidents
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 the 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 Aircraft hijackinged 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 United States 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, Massachusetts. 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.
External links
- Official site
- Fleet Age
- Fleet
- EgyptAir to Integrate Boeing 737-800s into Fleet (1)
- Egyptair's First Boeing 737-800 Delivery
- Egyptair Expanding Services
- Egyptair adds 12 new aircraft to its fleet
- Egyptair Orders 8 Airbus A-330 Aircraft
References
{{Infobox_Airline |airline=EgyptAir|logo=Egyptair logo.jpg|logo_size=250px|IATA=MS|ICAO=MSR|callsign=EGYPTAIR|parent=EgyptAir Holding Company|founded=
1932 (as Misr Airwork)],
Egypt|focus_cities=[El Nouzha AirportHurghada International AirportSharm el-Sheikh International AirportLuxor International Airport|lounge=|alliance=Arabesk ([Arab Air Carriers Organization)
Star Alliance (Joining 2009)]: مصر للطيران,
Misr Lel-Tayaran) is the
Cairo-based national airline of Egypt. Wholly owned by the
Government of Egypt, it operates scheduled services to 70 destinations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Far East, the United States, and
Canada, as well as running a domestic operation. Its main base is
Cairo International Airport.
EgyptAir is a member of the
Arab Air Carriers Organization. EgyptAir is Africa's largest airline.The airline celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2007.
History
Egyptair was established on 7 June
1932 and started operations in July
1933. It was founded in association with the
Airwork Services 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 was the first airline in the
Middle East to operate jet liners.
-200 taking off. The main and nose undercarriage doors are closing.
Timeline:
- 1932 - EgyptAir was established in May.
- 1933 - EgyptAir started commercial operation in August with Spartan cruiser from Cairo to Alexandria.
- 1935 -12 De Havilland aircraft were added to the fleet. During the Second World War, the Egyptian Government took over the airline and changed its name to Misr Airlines.
- 1946 - The name was changed again to MisrAir and 10 Beachcraft aircraft were purchased.
- 1949 - MisrAir bought 10 Vickers Vikings and the following year put into service a French Aircraft, the Languedoc.
- 1956 - MisrAir merged with Syrian Airlines, forming a new airline United Arab Airlines-UAA.
- 1960 - UAA bought Comet 4-C jets becoming the first carrier in the Middle East to use Comets.
- 1968 - UAA introduced the Boeing 707-320c to cope with the growing international traffic and to operate longer routes.
- 1969 - EgyptAir became the first airline in the Middle East to fly Boeing 707s.
- 1971 - MisrAir and Syrian Airlines split, resulting in a new airline EgyptAir.
- 2002 - EgyptAir became a Holding Company with seven subsidiaries.
Operations
EgyptAir is a state owned company with special legislation permitting the management to operate as if the company were privately owned without any interference from the government. The company is self-financing without any financial backing by the Egyptian government. The airline reported a profit of £EGP303 million in 2003/2004, £EGP443 million in 2004/2005 and £EGP485million in 2005/2006. The airline's financial year is from July to June. NTSB
Group Chairman's Factual Report, January 18,
2000
EgyptAir wholly owns [EgyptAir Express and
Air Sinai. The airline also has stakes in
Air Cairo (40%) and
Smart Aviation Company (20%). It has 20,734 employees (at March
2007).
In 2006/2007, Egyptair's passenger traffic increased by 12% to 6.5 million passengers.
In 2007
Skytrax rated EgyptAir a 3 Star Quality Certified Airline.
In March 2007 the carrier signed an agreement with Goldman Sachs for consultation on an IPO for 20% of the holding company. Proceeds from the IPO are expected to raise a total of US$900 million, which will be used to purchase 12 new aircraft, increasing EgyptAir's fleet to 62 jets.
EgyptAir launched its regional jet division in June 2007. The new subsidiary called EgyptAir Express will operate
Embraer E-Jetss. The new subsidiary will connect Cairo to the domestic airports of
Sharm El-Sheikh,
Hurghada, Luxor, Aswan and
Alexandria but will operate selected international services in the latter half of 2007 to complement the parent company's operations. A further six Embraers are also held on option and are expected to be converted to firm orders in October 2007 (either
Embraer E-Jets or Embraer E-Jets).
On the 16th of October 2007 the Chief Executive Board of Star Alliance voted to accept EgyptAir as a future member. The airline has forged commercial and cooperative agreements with several members of Star Alliance includng
Lufthansa,
Singapore Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Thai Airways International,
Swiss International Airlines, South African Airways, TAP Portugal, Turkish Airlines and bmi. Assimilation into the alliance is expected in 2009.
The carrier is also a founding member of Arabesk.
EgyptAir Holding Company
The EgyptAir Holding Company was created in 2002 with 7 companies (2 were added at later dates):
- EgyptAir Airlines
- EgyptAir Maintenance & Engineering (EASA Part 145 Certified)
- 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 (launched in June 2007)
Subsidaries
The airline also has stakes in:
Destinations
See full article: EgyptAir destinations (last update: October 2007)
News
- (16/10/2007) Star Alliance announce EgyptAir will be the next airline to join the grouping. Full integration is excepted to be completed within 18 months.
- (28/08/2007) EgyptAir places an order for more A330-200 aircraft. The order consists of 5 firm orders plus 3 options . The first two aircraft are to be delivered in 2011 and the other three in 2012.
- (14/06/2007) EgyptAir and Lufthansa announced they will enter a code-sharing agreement from October 2007. Lufthansa Chief Wolfgang Mayrhuber said in a statement, 'Egypt Air is an ideal partner for us because with this cooperation we can position ourselves long term in one of the most dynamically growing markets in North Africa.'. This move was expected as Lufthansa is sponsoring EgyptAir to enter Star Alliance. The routes that will initially be covered by this agreement are:
- Cairo - Frankfurt (operated by EgyptAir and Lufthansa) -Total: 3 daily flights-
- Cairo - Munich (operated by EgyptAir) -Total: 1 daily flight-
- Alexandria/Borg El Arab Airport - Frankfurt (operated by Lufthansa) -Total: 3 weekly flights.
landing.
Codeshare agreements
EgyptAir has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
Fleet
The EgyptAir fleet consists of the following aircraft as of October 2007:{|class="toccolours sortable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"|+
EgyptAir Fleet|- bgcolor=#7777FF!Aircraft!Total!Passengers!Notes|-|
Airbus A300|2||Operating for Egyptair Cargo|2||Operating for [Egyptair Cargo|12|139 (16/123)
145 (10/135)||-|[Airbus A321|4|185 (10/175)||-|
Airbus A330#A330-200|7
(5 orders)
(3 options)|268 (24/244)|Entry into service: 2011/2012|-|
Airbus A340#A340-200 series|3|260 (12/24/224)||-
|
Boeing 737#737-500 series|4|104 (8/96)|Including 1 operating 'Air Sinai' flights]|3
(9 orders)|154 (16/138)|All business class seats equipped with Inflight Entertainment#Personal televisions|-|
Boeing 777#777-200 series|5|319 (12/21/286)||-|Embraer E-Jets|6
(6 options)|76 (76)|Operating for EgyptAir Express|}
EgyptAir operates one of the industry's youngest airplane fleets, Boeing with an average age of 7.6 years.
Incidents and accidents
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 the 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 Aircraft hijackinged 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 United States 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, Massachusetts. 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.
External links
- Official site
- Fleet Age
- Fleet
- EgyptAir to Integrate Boeing 737-800s into Fleet (1)
- Egyptair's First Boeing 737-800 Delivery
- Egyptair Expanding Services
- Egyptair adds 12 new aircraft to its fleet
- Egyptair Orders 8 Airbus A-330 Aircraft
References
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