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Egypt Air is the national airlines of Egypt and one of the premier airlines of the world. It is wholly owned by the Egyptian government. EgyptAir’s main base is Cairo International Airport.
Egypt Air was established in May 1932 and became the seventh carrier to be established in the world. Egypt Air started its commercial operations on July 1933 with Spartan cruiser from Cairo to Alexandria. During the Second World War, the Egyptian Government took over the airline and changed its name to MisrAirlines.
In 1946 the name was changed again to MisrAir. In January 1961, Misr Air joined with Syrian Airways to form United Arab Airlines. 1969, Misr Air became the first Airline in the Middle East to fly Boeing 707s. In 1971, the name of the airline was changed to EgyptAir. In 2002 EgyptAir became a holding company having seven subsidiary companies. These are: 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.
Egypt Air has a modern and young fleet. Its fleet consists of 2 Airbus A300-600F, 2 Airbus A300B4-200F, 13 Airbus A320-200, 4 Airbus A321-200, 7 Airbus, A330-200, 3 Airbus A340-200, 4 Boeing 737-500, 6 Boeing 777-200ER, and 6 Boeing 737-800. Presently, Egypt Air flies to 66 International &Domestic destinations in Asia, Europe, Africa & North America. In India Egypt Air flies to Mumbai.