Egyptair Fleet and Egyptair Current Fleet

Egyptair Fleet and Egyptair Current Fleet

As of February 2024, the Egyptair fleet consists of the following aircraft:

Egyptair Fleet

                                          Aircraft In service     Orders    Passengers    Notes

• Airbus A220-300 12 — 15 122 137 All sold to Azorra and will be retired.
• Airbus A320-200 2 — 16 123 139 Both parked long term.
• Airbus A320neo 8 — 16 126 142
• Airbus A321neo 7 — 16 166 182
• Airbus A330-200 4 — 24 244 268 2 to be converted to Freighter.
• Airbus A330-300 4 — 36 265 301
• Airbus A350-900 — 10 TBA Deliveries from 2025.
• Boeing 737-800 28 — 24 120 144
• 16 138 154
• Boeing 737 MAX 8 — 18 TBA Deliveries from 2025.
• Boeing 777-300ER 6 — 49 297 346
• Boeing 787-9 7 1 30 279 309
• Total 78 29

Egyptair Fleet Development

In June 1995, Egyptair ordered three Airbus A340s, scheduled for delivery in December 1996. The first, 260-seater aircraft entered the fleet in late 1996, and operated along a -300 version that was on lease from Gulf Air. Also in 1995, the carrier purchased three 308-seater Boeing 777-200s for US$400 million. These GE-90 powered aircraft, along with the A340-200s, were ordered for replacement of the Airbus A300B4 and Boeing 767-200 fleet.

Aimed to replace the Airbus A300-600R fleet, the airline placed an order for seven Airbus A330-200 aircraft in early 2003, slated for delivery in June 2004, and cancelled two Airbus A340-600s it had previously ordered. In June 2003, Egyptair signed a deal worth US$150 million with Rolls-Royce for the provision of Trent 700 engines to power these seven A330s. The first Airbus A330-300 was incorporated into the fleet in August 2010.

Egyptair's commercial relationship with Boeing started in 1968 when a Boeing 707 was delivered. Six Boeing 737-800s were acquired in August 2005, with handovers starting in September the following year and a delivery span of three years. On lease from GECAS, Egyptair took delivery of its first 346-seater Boeing 777-300ER in March 2010.

In June 2011, the airframer delivered the airline's 50th Boeing aircraft, a 737-800. In July 2016, Egyptair was identified as the carrier that ordered nine more aircraft of the type, in a deal worth US$864 million. In October 2016 the airline placed a firm order for eight Boeing 737-800s with deliveries starting in February 2017.

In October and November 2017, it was announced that the airline intended to place an order for 6 Boeing 787-9s and 15 Airbus A320neos.

During the 2019 Dubai Airshow, the initial order of 15 Airbus A320neos was changed to 7 A321neos and 8 A320neos instead. Also, at the same time, 2 additional Boeing 787-9 were ordered after the 6th and last Boeing 787-9 had been delivered in August of the same year.

Egyptair Historical Fleet

Egyptair Mainline Historical Fleet

           Aircraft   Introduced   Retired   Notes

• Airbus A300B4 1977 1998
• Airbus A300-600 1988 2009
• Airbus A321-200: 31 1997 2018
• Airbus A340-200 1996 2015
• Airbus A340-300 1995 1997
• ATR 42-500 2003 2003
• Boeing 737-500 1997 2015
• Boeing 747-100 1983 1984
• Boeing 747-200 1984 1989
• Boeing 747-300 1988 2005
• Boeing 767-200ER 1984 1997
• Boeing 767-300ER 1989 2001
• Boeing 777-200ER 1997 2018
• Douglas DC-8-20 1978 1979
• Douglas DC-8-30 1978 1979
• Douglas DC-8-62 1985 1989
• Ilyushin Il-62 1971 Un­known
• Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 1989 1990
• McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 1971 1973
• Tupolev Tu-154 1973 1974

Egyptair Incidents and Accidents

• On 22 December 1951, SNCASE Languedoc SU-AHH of Misrair crashed west of Tehran, Iran killing all 20 people on board. The aircraft was operating an international scheduled passenger flight from Baghdad, Iraq to Tehran.
• On 30 July 1952, SNCASE Languedoc SU-AHX of Misrair was damaged beyond economic repair in a wheels-up landing at Almaza Air Base, Cairo. The aircraft was operating an international scheduled passenger flight from Almaza to Khartoum Airport, Sudan, it returned to Cairo following a fire in No. 1 engine.
• On 28 July 1963, United Arab Airlines flight 869, a de Havilland Comet, crashed into the sea on approach to Bombay Airport, India, all 62 passengers and crew on board were killed.
• On 18 March 1966, United Arab Airlines flight 749, an Antonov An-24, crashed while attempting to land at Cairo International Airport. All 30 passengers and crew on board were killed.
• On 20 March 1969, a United Arab Airlines Ilyushin Il-18 crashed while attempting to land at Aswan Airport. 100 of the 105 passengers and crew on board were killed in the disaster.
• On 19 March 1972, Egyptair flight 763 crashed into a mountain on approach to Aden International Airport in Yemen killing all 30 passengers and crew on board.
• On 29 January 1973, Egyptair flight 741 crashed on approach to Nicosia International Airport, killing all 37 people on board.
• On 10 July 1974, SU-AXB a Tupolev Tu-154 on a training flight crashed near Cairo Airport, killing four Soviet instructors and two Egyptair pilots.
• On 25 December 1976, Egyptair flight 864 crashed into an industrial complex in Bangkok, Thailand. All 52 persons on board plus 19 people on the ground were killed.
• On 17 October 1982, Egyptair flight 771 operated by Boeing 707 SU-APE crashed on landing at Geneva Airport, Switzerland. There were no fatalities, however, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
• On 10 October 1985, Egyptair flight 2843 operated by a Boeing 737 and carrying individuals responsible for the Achille Lauro hijacking was intercepted by US war planes and forced to land in Sigonella, Italy while en route to Tunisia.
• On 23 November 1985, Egyptair flight 648 operated by a Boeing 737 was hijacked to Malta International Airport by three men from the Abu Nidal terrorist group. Omar Rezaq was among them. An Egyptian Sky Marshall on board shot and killed one of the hijackers before being gunned down himself. After several hours of negotiations, Egyptian troops stormed the aircraft and battled with the hijackers, who threw several hand grenades and shot and killed five passengers. 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 21 September 1987, SU-BCA, an Airbus A300 crashed at Luxor International Airport during a training flight, killing all five crew members on board. It was the first fatal accident involving an Airbus A300.
• On 31 October 1999, Egyptair flight 990, a Boeing 767 (SU-GAP) en route from Los Angeles to Cairo (with a stopover in New York City) crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Nantucket, all 217 passengers were killed. The relief first officer of the flight, Gameel Al-Batouti, was suspected by U.S. authorities of making flight control inputs that lead to the crash, though it could not be determined why he did so. Egyptian officials have strongly disputed that claim.
• On 7 May 2002, Egyptair flight 843, a Boeing 737-500, crashed into terrain in heavy rain, fog, and a sandstorm on its approach to Tunis, Tunisia, killing 15 of 64 occupants.
• On 29 July 2011, Egyptair flight 667, a Boeing 777-200ER, sustained substantial damage in a cockpit fire at Cairo International Airport (CAI). The probable cause for the accident was identified as an electrical fault or circuit. All passengers and crew were able to escape. The plane (SU-GBP) was damaged beyond repair.
• On 29 March 2016, Egyptair flight 181, operated by Airbus A320-232 (SU-GCB) was hijacked whilst on a flight from Borg El Arab Airport, Alexandria to Cairo International Airport. The aircraft, with 81 passengers on board, landed at Larnaca International Airport, Cyprus, where all hostages were released and the hijacker surrendered to authorities.
• On 19 May 2016, Egyptair flight 804, an Airbus A320-232 (SU-GCC) en route from Paris to Cairo crashed into the Mediterranean Sea, killing all 66 on board. A 2022 investigation by France's Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (BEA) has found that the cause of the crash was a cockpit fire, started as a result of the pilot's cigarette smoke combining with the oxygen of a leaking mask.

Egyptair Overview

Egyptair
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Egyptair IATA: ICAO: Callsign
Egyptair MS: MSR: Egyptair
Egyptair Founded: 7 June 1932
Egyptair Commenced Operations: July 1933
Egyptair Hubs: Cairo International Airport
Egyptair Focus Cities:
Borg El Arab Airport
Sharm El Sheikh International Airport
Egyptair Frequent-Flyer Program: Egyptair Plus
Egyptair Alliance: Star Alliance
Egyptair Subsidiaries:
Air Cairo
Egyptair Cargo
Smart Aviation Company
Egyptair Fleet Size: 78
Egyptair Destinations: 102
Egyptair Parent Company: Egyptair Holding Company (Government of Egypt)
Egyptair Headquarters: Egyptair Administrative Complex
Cairo, Egypt
Egyptair Key People:
Eng. Yehia Zakaria (Chairman & CEO​ of Egyptair Holding Company)
Capt. Mohamed Elyan (CEO​ of Egyptair Airlines)
Egyptair Employees: 9,000 (December 2014)