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EgyptAir Airlines Company (
IATA Code: MS), operating as
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 more than 70 destinations in
Europe,
Africa, the
Middle East, the
Far East, the
USA, 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 and is Africa's second-largest airline. The airline is a future member of the
Star Alliance.
The airline's logo is an image of
Horus, the
sky deity in
ancient Egyptian mythology, who was usually depicted as a
falcon or a man with the head of a falcon.
The airline celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2007.
History
EgyptAir was established on
7 June 1932 and started operations in July
1933 using a Spartan Cruiser on the Cairo-Alexandria route. The plane could only seat 4 (including a pilot and co-pilot). It was founded in association with the
Airwork Company under the name of Misr Airwork.
In 1935 12 De Havilland aircraft were added to the fleet. 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, lasting only 10 years. 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 jetliners.
In 2002, EgyptAir became a holding company with nine 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 1,143 billion dollars in 2007. The airline has fixed assets of 3.8 billion dollars. The airline's financial year is from July to June.
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) with an average age of 7.6
years. The EgyptAir fleet consists of the following aircraft as of May 2008
In addition,
Egyptair Cargo operates 4 A300-B4/600 aircraft &
EgyptAir Express operates 6
Embraer E-170 aircraft with another 6 on order. This will bring Egyptair's total to 49 + 28 orders + 5 options.
Codeshare agreements
EgyptAir has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
Incidents and accidents
Fatal events include:
On 25 December 1976, EgyptAir Flight 864 crashed into an industrial complex in Bangkok, Thailand. Twenty of the 52 on board were killed, and 72 on the ground were killed.
On 17 October 1982, EgyptAir Flight 771, a Boeing 707 aircraft crashed in Geneva Cointrin Airport in Switzerland after the pilot forced a landing in an unclean configuration with massive overspeed and an unacceptable rate of descent. Most passengers survived the incident.
The report cites the stubbornness of the pilot, his lack of Crew Management Traning and his missing english knowledge as the cause of the disaster.
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 59 of the 90 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 in heavy rain, fog, and a sandstorm on its approach to Tunis, killing 15 of 64 occupants.Further Information
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