EgyptAir Cargo

EgyptAir Cargo
IATA ICAO Callsign
- MSX EGYPTAIR CARGO
Founded 2002
Hubs Cairo International Airport
Fleet size 2
Destinations 9
Parent company EgyptAir Holding Company
Headquarters Cairo, Egypt
Key people Captain Basem Gohar (Chairman & CEO)
Website www.egyptair-cargo.com

EgyptAir Cargo is the cargo division of the Egyptian national airline EgyptAir. It operates using both its own dedicated aircraft and the cargo-carrying capacity of its sister passenger airline. Its main base is Cairo International Airport.

History

EgyptAir Cargo was formed in 2002 from the existing cargo activities of EgyptAir, on the creation of The EgyptAir Holding Company, as one of its subsidiaries.[1] The company is a member of IATA's Cargo 2000 initiative.

In 2008 the airline introduced a modified logo with larger EgyptAir Cargo titles, however sister company EgyptAir introduced a new livery and logo later that year that will be applied to the cargo fleet in due course.

Corporate affairs

Ownership and structure

EgyptAir Cargo is a wholly owned subsidiary of EgyptAir Holding Company,[2] a state-owned company, 100% owned by the Government of Egypt.

An EgyptAir Cargo A300F at Frankfurt–Hahn Airport, Germany in 2010.

Business trends

Trends for recent years for EgyptAir Cargo are shown below (for years ending 30 June):

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Turnover (E£m) 962 573 596 603 652 587
Net Profits (E£m) 73 80 49 18 75 39
Number of employees >1,000 n/a n/a n/a >1,400 n/a
Cargo handled (freighter and passenger aircraft) (tons m) 186 168 198 184 203 188
Number of aircraft (at year end) 4 4 4 4 4 4
Notes/sources [3][4][5] [4][5] [5][6][7] [5][7] [5] [8]

Destinations

As of November 2016, EgyptAir Cargo operates flights to:[9]

Country City Airport Notes
BelgiumOstend Ostend–Bruges International Airport Focus city
ChadN'Djamena N'Djamena International Airport
EgyptCairo Cairo International Airport Hub
France Châteauroux Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport
GermanyCologne Cologne Bonn Airport
ItalyMilan Milan–Malpensa Airport
South SudanJuba Juba International Airport
TurkeyIstanbul Istanbul Atatürk Airport
United Arab EmiratesRas Al Khaimah Ras Al Khaimah International Airport

Fleet

As of November 2016 the EgyptAir Cargo fleet consists of the following aircraft:[10][11]

EgyptAir Cargo Fleet
Aircraft Total Orders Notes
Airbus A300-600RF 2 —
Airbus A330-200F — 2[12] To replace the Airbus A300
Airbus A320[13] — 2
Total 2 4

Previously operated

References

  1. ↑ "EgyptAir divides operations into six in effort to multiply earnings". Flight International. 162 (4839): 23. 9 July 2002. Egyptian flag carrier EgyptAir has been restructured, with operations divided between six companies grouped under the newly formed EgyptAir Holding Company. The six companies will be responsible for airline operations; ground services; operations and maintenance; air cargo.
  2. ↑ "Annual Report 2010-2011". 2012.
  3. ↑ "EgyptAir Cargo Annual Report 2007-2008" (PDF). EgyptAir. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  4. 1 2 "EgyptAir Cargo Annual Report 2008-2009" (PDF). EgyptAir. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "EgyptAir Cargo Annual Report 2011-2012" (PDF). EgyptAir. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "EgyptAir Cargo Annual Report 2009-2010" (PDF). EgyptAir. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  7. 1 2 "EgyptAir Cargo Annual Report 2010-2011" (PDF). EgyptAir. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "EgyptAir Cargo Annual Report 2012-2013". EgyptAir. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "EgyptAir Cargo Destinations". EgyptAir Cargo. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2016): 13.
  11. ↑ "EgyptAir Cargo Fleet — A300-600". EgyptAir Cargo. Archived from the original on September 17, 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  12. ↑ "EgyptAir orders two A330 freighter conversions". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  13. ↑ http://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/50999-egyptair-signs-up-for-two-a320p2fs

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