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NewsEgyptAir claims Africa’s first A321neo introduction
EgyptAir is has received the first Airbus A321neo for the African continent, following delivery of its latest twinjet at the airframer’s Hamburg Finkenwerder plant. The airline is introducing the variant with a two-class configuration comprising 16 business-class and 166 economy-class seats. Airbus has identified the airframe as SU-GFR, with MSN11164, ...
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EgyptAir receives first A320neo
EgyptAir has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, the initial aircraft in a batch of 15 being acquired by the Middle Eastern flag-carrier. Airbus has confirmed the handover of the twinjet, powered by CFM International Leap-1A engines. Source: Airbus Three EgyptAir A320neos – SU-GFK, ...
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EgyptAir to lease two more 787-9s from AerCap
EgyptAir is to lease two more Boeing 787s from AerCap, the source of the six 787-9s the North African airline already has in service.
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PICTURE: Airbus delivers first Egyptair A220
Egyptair has received its first Airbus A220 from the programme's assembly line in Mirabel near Montreal.
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PICTURE: EgyptAir A220 conducts first flight
EgyptAir's first Airbus A220 has conducted its maiden flight from the manufacturer's Montreal Mirabel assembly facility.
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EgyptAir offers extra capacity after BA halts Cairo flights
Star Alliance operator EgyptAir is preparing to offer additional capacity on the route from Cairo to London, following the temporary suspension of British Airways services.
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British Airways suspends Cairo flights for security review
Oneworld carrier British Airways has suspended flights to the Egyptian capital Cairo for a week, to review security.
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Iberia to resume Cairo flights
Iberia will make a return to Cairo in 2020 after a six-year hiatus.
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CAAC boosts traffic rights from six countries
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has been awarded rights by Chinese regulators to fly two routes into China, paving the way for its first flights between Bangladesh and China.
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EgyptAir plans Washington increase as it eyes Chicago
EgyptAir plans to add frequencies on its new service to Washington Dulles in the near future, as part of a larger push into North America.
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PICTURES: EgyptAir’s first 787 flies
The first Boeing 787-9 destined for Egyptair has made its first flight from Boeing’s Everett facility as it is prepared for delivery.
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EgyptAir plans new Washington DC flight
EgyptAir plans to begin new service to Washington Dulles International airport in June, its third North American destination.
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US investigators puzzle over Atlas 767's fatal dive
Twenty years after the most notorious accident in the Boeing 767’s history, US investigators are faced with explaining another fatal dive involving a twinjet which has maintained an impressive safety record over its near-40-year service life.
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PICTURES: 2018's key airline chief executive appointments
A visual record of some of the most significant leadership appointments across the global airline industry in 2018
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EgyptAir receives first A330-200P2F freighter
EgyptAir Cargo has taken delivery of the first Airbus A330-200 to be converted from passenger to freighter configuration.
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EgyptAir crash probe logjam frustrates French investigators
French investigators have openly criticised the Egyptian probe into the fatal loss of an EgyptAir Airbus A320 two years ago, after the inquiry was turned over to judicial authorities.
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EgyptAir finalises the first firm CSeries order in 18 months
North African carrier EgyptAir has firmed an agreement to order 12 Bombardier CS300s and take purchase rights on a further 12, the Canadian manufacturer has disclosed.
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EgyptAir crew reacted wrongly to collision-avoidance orders
Belgian investigators have disclosed that the crew of a climbing EgyptAir Airbus A300-600 freighter misunderstood an instruction to level off from its collision-avoidance system before a serious airprox involving an Air France A320.
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Virgin Atlantic A330, EgyptAir 777-300ER clip wings at JFK
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 and an EgyptAir Boeing 777-300ER were both damaged after their wing-tips clipped at New York's John F Kennedy International airport.
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DUBAI: EgyptAir to lease 15 A320neos from AerCap
EgyptAir has committed to lease 15 Airbus A320neo aircraft from AerCap.
