EgyptAir Cargo
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| EgyptAir Cargo | ||
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| IATA MS |
ICAO MSX |
Callsign EGYPTAIR CARGO |
| Founded | 2004 | |
| Hubs | Cairo International Airport | |
| Fleet size | 4 | |
| Destinations | 5 | |
| Parent company | EgyptAir Holding Company | |
| Headquarters | Cairo, Egypt | |
| Key people | Captain Asaad Mohamed Darwesh (Chairman) | |
| Website: http://www.egyptair.com.eg | ||
EgyptAir Cargo Company, operating as EgyptAir Cargo is the cargo division of the Egyptian national airline EgyptAir. Its main base is Cairo International Airport.
In 2008 the airline introduced a revised livery with larger EgyptAir Cargo titles.
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[edit] History
The EgyptAir Holding Company was created in 2004 with 7 subsidiaries one of which is EgyptAir Cargo.
EgyptAir Cargo is planning to invest at least $50 million in a new 24,000m2 (258,000ft2) cargo handling centre at Cairo Airport. A similar new facility was opened last year in Luxor.
[edit] Destinations
As of February 2008, EgyptAir Cargo operates flights to:[1]
[edit] Africa
[edit] Asia
[edit] Europe
- Hahn (Frankfurt-Hahn Airport)
- Ostend (Ostend-Bruges International Airport)
- Kent International Airport (Manston)
[edit] Fleet
The EgyptAir Cargo fleet consists of the following aircraft (at February 2008):
| Aircraft | Total | Passengers | Notes |
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| Airbus A300-600RF | 2 | N/A | |
| Airbus A300B4-203F | 2 | N/A |
In June 2007, EgyptAir Cargo economic division VP Haussin El-Refaie stated “Out of the elements of our improvement plan, one of the tasks is to apply a market research study. We may add one long-range aircraft and other, smaller aircraft for express cargo. The study will start this year. We need to expand our fleet.”
