| Brief
history of EgyptAir
EgyptAir
is one of the pioneer airlines in
the world, established in May 1932
to become the seventh carrier to be
established in the world.
July
1933 EgyptAir commenced commercial
operation with Spartan cruiser from
Cairo to Alexandria.
1935
a total of 12 De Havilland were added
to the fleet.
During
the Second World War, the Egyptian
Government took over the airline and
changed its name to MisrAirlines.
1946
the name was changed again to MisrAir
and 10 Beach crafts were purchased
adding the American technology to
the fleet.
1949
MisrAir bought 10 Vickers Vikings
and the following year put into service
a French Aircraft, the Languedoc.
Established
in association with the airwork Company
under the name of Misr
Airwork.
During the Second World War the Egyption
government took change of the airline,
and its name was changed to MisrAir
in 1949.
In
January 1961, Misr Air joined with
Syrian Airways to form United Arab
Airlines as a resulte of new political
links between Egypt and Syria, but
this accord was shorlived.
1956, MisrAir got merged with Syrian
Airlines forming a new identity “United
Arab Airlines-UAA”
1960
UAA enhanced the fleet with Comet
4-C jets becoming the first Carrier
in the Middle East to use the jets
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.
It
retained the name for a short time
until changed to EgyptAir in October
1971,
Throughout
more than 70 years of service, EgyptAir
has successfully extended its network
to reach many capitals and major cities
coping with the ever growing international
traffic.
In
2002 EgyptAir became a holding company
having seven subsidiary companies.
seven
subsidiaries; EgyptAir Airlines Company
EgyptAir Maintenance &Engineering
Company
EgyptAir Ground Services Company
EgyptAir Cargo Company
EgyptAir Inflight services Company
EgyptAir Tourism & Duty Free Shops
Company
EgyptAir Medical Services Company
All under the Supervision of Civil
Aviation Ministry .
EgyptAir
Holding Company the national Carrier
and one of the best in the middle
East and the Arab countries is continuing
to play a pioneering role to help
update training techniques required
for staff and ensure the right human
and technical resource allocation
each of the seven companies in different
fields are working together feeding
one another with a new approach in
terms of management and marketing.
EgyptAir has also upgraded its passenger's
facilities to respond to all customers
demands for ideal style of travel.
All flights to long-haul destinations
as well as medium and short flights
are offering a high standard service
,the best cuisine from the flight
service complex known as the best
equipped for comfort and the relaxation
of the guests .
As a result of years of continuous
investments, EgyptAir is operating
one of the most modern and young fleet
in the industry consisting of:
Fleet
2x Airbus A300-600F
2x Airbus A300B4-200F
13x Airbus A320-200
4x Airbus A321-200
7x Airbus A330-200
3x Airbus A340-200
4x Boeing 737-500
6x Boeing 777-200ER
Orders 6x Boeing 737-800
EgyptAir
operates more than 400 weekly flights
from Cairo and several other Egyptian
cities to more than 66 International
&Domestic destinations in Asia,
Europe, Africa &North America.
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