EGYPTAIR S11 changes to Bangkok and Paris as of 25MAR11

EGYPTAIR continues its Summer 2011 International service adjustment.
Latest update as of 25MAR11, affected destinations are Bangkok and Paris. Details as follows:

Cairo – Bangkok 01APR11 – 28APR11 (BKK dep 03APR11 – 30APR11) Boeing 777-300ER replace A330-200
MS960 CAI2245 – 1315+1BKK 77W D
MS961 BKK0215 – 0630CAI 77W D
Cairo – Paris CDG Planned Boeing 777-300ER service from 27MAR11 is CANCELED, instead service to be operated by the new Airbus A330-300

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EgyptAir to defer A330 deliveries and postpone launch of new routes

EgyptAir holding company chairman Hussein Massoud has been in talks to defer deliveries of its latest A330 order with Airbus as it fights against the challenges of reduced passenger loads following the uprising in Egypt.

According to Air Transport Intelligence, the North African airline is also postponing the launch of new long-haul services to Toronto and Washington.

The online service said the deferrment could be for three or four months and reported Massoud as saying that the new routes for its recently received B777-300ERs could be delayed until the next winter schedule.

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EGYPTAIR W10 Aircraft swap to Bangkok/Guangzhou/Khartoum

As per 24SEP10 GDS timetable display, EGYPTAIR further adjusted planned aircraft changes in Winter 2010 season on Bangkok, Guangzhou (Airbus A330-200/Boeing 777 adjustments) and Khartoum (New Airbus A330-300 service) route.

Details:

Cairo – Bangkok 3 weekly
Planned Airbus A330-200 replacing 777 on certain periods in Winter 2010, shelved

Cairo – Bangkok – Guangzhou 4 weekly
Planned Airbus A330-200 replacing 777 on certain periods in Winter 2010 is to go ahead:
15DEC10 – 25DEC10
05FEB11 – 23FEB11

Cairo – Khartoum NEW Airbus A330-300 aircraft enter service eff 01JAN11, on:
MS853/854 Day x2

Egyptair's First A330-300 picture!

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Egypt-Air/Airbus-A330-343X/1748863/M/&sid=69bff92e8fb624871fb0284919289382

EgyptAir A330-300 Article:

EgyptAir is going to launch mobile and internet services onboard the newest fleet of the Airbus 330-300. The first aircraft of this fleet will be delivered on August 23.

EgyptAir is working with OnAir to ensure the Egyptian carrier's Airbus 330-300 will feature wireless internet and personal mobile usage on board, besides using the GSM, SMS and GPRS services.

The passengers flying onboard the new A330-300 will be able to make phone calls through their mobile phones with the same international call rates of their service providers, in addition to the ability to send SMS and using the mobile internet services. Customers using their own laptops will also be able to use the WI-FI service throughout their flight.

This new A330-300 accommodates 301 seats, of which 36 in business class and 265 in economy class. Business class customers will enjoy comfort of sleep on their Lay Flat Beds, or they will indulge themselves in hundreds of entertainment options with personal entertainment system screened on the 15.4” LCDs and recharge their personal devices while relaxing on their seats.

EgyptAir ’s newest A330-300 economy class seats provide wider and more relaxing seats with personal entertainment system to enable the customers and their families selecting from the best entertainment programs. They can also recharge their personal devices in their seats.

Captain Alaa Ashour, Chairman and CEO of EgyptAir Airlines said that “we are keen on the continuous development and upgrading of our services. These new services will enable our customers to keep in touch with their businesses, families and friends throughout the flight.”

EgyptAir positive on expansion

EgyptAir said it is making good progress with implementation of its strategy of network expansion and product enhancement and is on course to take delivery of its first new A330-300 next month and a further two 777-300s in November and December as scheduled.

Passenger feedback on its first two 777-300s, which arrived earlier this year and feature a new cabin including the carrier’s first fully flat seats in business class, is “extremely positive,” Chairman and CEO Hussein Massoud told ATW during the recent Star Alliance event in Athens to induct Aegean Airlines into the grouping. MS will deploy the new aircraft on its daily Cairo-New York JFK flights starting in December. It will commence thrice-weekly CAI-Copenhagen service Oct. 1 aboard a 737-800 and next summer it will add Toronto as its second North American destination, Massoud revealed.

MS will launch mobile and Internet services onboard its new A330-300 fleet. Passengers will be able to use the Wi-Fi service throughout their flight to make calls through their mobile phones with the same international call rates of their service providers, according to the carrier. The new A330-300 will be configured with 36 fully flat seats in business class and 265 seats in economy.

Massoud also said that EgyptAir is contemplating launching a hybrid carrier at Alexandria, which in recent months has seen an influx of LCCs. He refrained from releasing further details and stressed the “plan has not yet been adopted” but said that if MS proceeds, the hybrid will launch under a different brand because “EgyptAir is not in the business of LCCs and is a full-service carrier.”

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Egyptair news

The airline has begun releasing their W10 schedule.

• Lusaka: new destination to be served via DAR with 4x weekly B738 flights.
• Almaty: CAI-ALA will be canceled.
• Tokyo: CAI-NRT increases from 3 to 6x weekly flights in September, and then 6 to 7x weekly (daily) from 01MAR10.
• Osaka: CAI-KIX increases from 4 to 5x weekly flights from 01MAR10. 2 flights will continue to operate KIX-LXR-CAI on the return.
• Damascus: CAI-DAM increases from 11 to 14x weekly (twice daily).
• Kuwait: CAI-KWI increases from 10 to 14x weekly flights (twice daily). (Usually 21x weekly in summer and 10x weekly in winter).
• Accra: will change from a night to a day flight like Lagos.
• Marsa Alam: EgyptAir Express will expand operations from RMF with new domestic flights to Sharm El Sheikh (from 01JUL10), Alexandria (from 01JUL10), Luxor (from 01NOV10)and Abu Simbel (from 05NOV10). In addition the airline will operate 2x weekly charters from RMF to JED, KWI and AMM between 01JUL09-09AUG10.
• OA Code Share: The long-standing code share with Olympic Air on the ALY-ATH route will end on 29OCT10. This was expected given the recent launch of HBE-IST by fellow Star Alliance partner, TK.
• Airbus A330-200 Refit: The airline has indefinitely postponed the refit of the existing 7 A332 with the new interiors.

Source: Horus!

EGYPTAIR W10 Operation Update: 777-300ER to New York

EGYPTAIR has further adjusted its planned 2010 Winter operation. Notable changes includes Boeing 777-300ER entering operation on New York market from January 2011.

As per 20MAY10 GDS timetable display, changes as follows:

Cairo – Abuja Operational day change. Eff 31OCT10 operates Day x136 instead of Day x367 (Abuja departs following day)
Cairo – London Heathrow MS777/778 continues to operate with NEW Airbus A330-300, which begins from 01SEP10
Cairo – New York JFK Boeing 777-300ER replace -200ER from 01JAN11
Cairo – Tokyo Narita Increase from 6 weekly to Daily from 01MAR11, 777-300ER operating

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