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Egypt . Wholly owned by the
Egyptian Government , it operates scheduled services to over 50 destinations in
Europe ,
Africa , the
Middle East , the
Far East , the
USA , 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 .
- IATA Code:
- ICAO Code:
- Callsign: EgyptAir
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 .
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EgyptAir was the first airline in the
Middle East to operate jet liners. It employs about 22,000 people and claimed total worldwide revenues in fiscal 2000 of US $1,000 M, with profits of US $35 M. The airline was restructured in 2002 to improve efficiency (ref:
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EgyptAir wholly owns
Air Sinai and has a stake in
Air Cairo (60%).
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The EgyptAir fleet consists of the following aircraft (at March
2006 ):
Egyptair Cargo fleet:
The average age of the EgyptAir fleet is 9.1 years (at April 2006)
Notable fatal events include:
