EGYPTAIR S11 International Operation Changes

As per 05JAN11 GDS timetable display, latest changes to overall EGYPTAIR planned Summer 2011 International operation, effective 27MAR11 unless otherwise stated, as follows:

Cairo – Abu Dhabi MS914/915 29MAR11 – 31JUL11 777-200 replace A330-200 (was to be in effect from 01AUG11)
Cairo – Beijing eff 11APR11 Service increase from 3 to 4 weekly, with Airbus A340-200 replacing A330-200 from the same date
MS955 CAI2350 – 1420+1PEK 340 x356
MS956 PEK0130 – 0730CAI 340 x157
till 28APR11, CAI dep and arr time is 1hr earlier
New flight operates on Mondays from Cairo and Wednesdays from Beijing
First Class on A340-200 currently not open for reservation
Cairo – Copenhagen Introduction of 4th weekly, new flight operates on Saturdays, instead of Mondays
MS759 CAI1100 – 1445CPH 738 x124
MS760 CPH1545 – 2120CAI 738 x124
till 26MAR11 service operates Day 357
Cairo – Johannesburg Reduce from Daily to 5 weekly (Day x23; previously planned reduction to 6 weekly)
Cairo – London Heathrow eff 27MAR11 All 10 weekly service operates with Boeing 777-300ER (MS779/780 previously to be operated by A330-200 then -300 from 01AUG11)
Cairo – Milan Malpensa eff 01JUL11 Increase from 9 to 11 weekly. Flight increase on MS705/706
MS703 CAI1030 – 1330MXP 321 D
MS705 CAI1440 – 1740MXP 738 x234
MS704 MXP1430 – 1915CAI 321 D
MS706 MXP1840 – 2320CAI 738 x234
MS705/706 till 30JUN11 operates Day 17
Cairo – Tokyo Narita Planned Daily service canceled, and reduce from 6 to 5 weekly. Service continues with 777-300ER
MS964 CAI1800 – 1140+1NRT 77W x13
MS965 NRT1310 – 2040CAI 77W x24
Other previously mentioned changes remains the same as of 05JAN11.
Cairo – Accra / Abidjan
Existing 4 weekly Accra service extends to Abidjan. The Star Alliance member previously served Abidjan but suspended
2 of 4 weekly flights to Accra re-scheduled to night-hours
MS881 CAI0015 – 0330ACC0430 – 0610ABJ 738 23
MS881 CAI0915 – 1230ACC1330 – 1510ABJ 738 46
MS882 ABJ1100 – 1240ACC1340 – 2210CAI 738 23
MS882 ABJ2005 – 2145ACC2245 – 0715+1CAI 738 46
Cairo – Amman MS739/740 increase from 5 weekly to Daily. Overall service increase from 19 to 21 weekly
Cairo – Amsterdam eff 04JUL11 Increase from 6 weekly to Daily
Cairo – Asmara Service remains at 3 weekly, reduction since the launch of 2010 Winter schedule, compared to 5 weekly in S10
Cairo – Athens Reduce from 12 to 10 weekly. Service overall still an increase compared to Daily in S10
Cairo – Bahrain eff 21JUN11 Increase from 5 to 6 weekly
Cairo – Bangkok Daily terminator service with 777-200ER introduced since 15DEC10 is maintained
Cairo – Barcelona Increase from 5 weekly to Daily
Cairo – Beirut Increase from 16 to 21 weekly
MS713 CAI0015 – 0140BEY 738 D
MS709 CAI1000 – 1125BEY 320 D
MS711 CAI1750 – 1915BEY 320 D
MS714 BEY0600 – 0730CAI 738 D
MS710 BEY1225 – 1355CAI 320 D
MS712 BEY2015 – 2145CAI 320 D
MS713/714 currently operates 4 weekly (3 weekly in S10), MS709/710 currently operates 5 weekly (4 weekly in S10)
Cairo – Benghazi Service increase to Daily introduced in W10 maintained in S11
Cairo – Brussels Increase from 6 weekly to Daily
Cairo – Budapest Service increase to Daily introduced in W10 maintained in S11
Cairo – Casablanca Increase from 6 weekly to Daily (5 weekly in S10)
Cairo – Catania Flight number changes MS555/556 and MS557/558 replaces MS445/446 and MS447/448 respectively

Cairo – Damascus MS727/728 Increase from 4 weekly to Daily. Overall service increase from 11 to 14 weekly
Cairo – Doha 5 of 7 weekly Airbus A340-300 replace A320 for entire Summer season (Day x12; S10 saw A340 operating on selected periods)
Cairo – Dubai Operation in W10 maintained in S11
MS912/913 Daily A330-300
MS910/911 6 weekly A330-300 and 1 weekly 737-800
Cairo – Dusseldorf 4th weekly service introduced in W10 maintained in S11
Cairo – Frankfurt eff 01AUG11 Airbus A330-300 enters service, replacing -200 (S10 Daily 737)
Cairo – Guangzhou Nonstop service introduced from 15DEC10 maintained in S11, 4 times a week with 777-200ER
Cairo – Kuwait eff 14JUN11 Introduction of 3rd Daily service, operated by various aircraft type in its fleet
MS614 CAI0015 – 0305KWI EQV D
MS615 KWI0405 – 0650CAI EQV D
Cairo – Larnaca Introduction of 5th weekly service, operates on Sundays
Cairo – Lisbon eff 02JUL11 Seasonal increase from 2 to 4 weekly (Day x235), compared to from 2 to 3 in S10
Cairo – Malta Flight number change, MS553/554 replaces MS443/444
Cairo – Mumbai 5th weekly service introduced in W10 maintained in S11
Cairo – Munich 2 of 7 weekly operated by A330-200 (Day 27), replacing 737-800
Cairo – Paris CDG
MS803/804 eff 07JUN11 Increase from 3 to 4 weekly, new flight operates on Tuesdays (overall service to Paris increase from 10 to 11 weekly, compared to 9 in S10)
MS799/800 eff 01AUG11 Airbus A330-300 replace -200
Cairo – Rome Gradual service increase from 9 to 12 weekly, increase on MS793/794 flight:
27MAR11 – 31MAY11 Day 17
01JUN11 – 30JUN11 Day 137
01JUL11 - Day x56
Cairo – Toronto eff 01JUN11 New 3 weekly service on board Boeing 777-300ER (updated on 21DEC10). 4th weekly service, scheduled to operate on Tuesdays, remains unavailable for reservation
Cairo – Tripoli Increase to 14 weekly in W10 maintained in S11
Hurghada – Geneva Seasonal 1 weekly service CANCELED
Luxor – Kuwait Service Reduced to 2 weekly in W10 maintained in S11
Luxor – Paris CDG Seasonal 1 weekly service CANCELED
Sharm el Sheikh – Catania Seasonal 1 weekly service resumes with flight number change, MS559/560 replaces MS441/442
Sharm el Sheikh – Jeddah Seasonal 4 weekly service operates 15JUN11 – 31JUL11 only with flight number change, MS573/574 replaces MS449/450
Sharm el Sheikh – Rome Seasonal 1 weekly service CANCELED
Sohag – Kuwait Increase from 2 to 4 weekly (same aircraft operation on Cairo – Sohag domestic sector also increases to 4 weekly), operating on Day x237

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Al Kharafi selects EgyptAir for maintenance centre at Egypt's first private airport

A new maintenance centre is to open at Egypt's first privately owned and operated airport at Marsa Salam.
Owned by the Kuwaiti Al Kharafi Group the Marsa Alam Airport is 60km north away from Marsa Alam City and is planning on 10,000 aircraft movements by the end of 2011.
 
The new maintenance centre will be operated under contract by EgyptAir Maintenance & Engineering Company with the contract signed this week between Eng Abdel Aziz Fadel, EgyptAir Maintenance & Engineering Chairman, and Eng Ibrahim Saleh, the Al Kharafi President in Egypt. 
 
EgyptAir Maintenance & Engineering is now one of the biggest MRO providers in the Middle East and Africa for Airbus, Boeing and Embraer types. With more than 78 years history, EgyptAir Maintenance & Engineering serves more than 100 airlines in Europe, Middle East and Africa with a high potential workforce to satisfy its increasing customers with total care maintenance solutions.  
 
The Marsa Alam international airport was opened to support the increasing tourism in the Red Sea area. It currently receives Boeing 737, 757 and 767 aircraft. 

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Merry Christmas and a Happy new year everybody! May all your wishes come true... Cheers!

New Egyptian carrier Nile Air to launch Iraq service from Jan 2011

Egyptian carrier Nile Air starting 11JAN11 launches operation with Airbus A320 aircraft. From 11JAN11, it is offering 2 weekly Cairo – Baghdad service, and followed by 1 weekly Cairo – Erbil – Sulaymaniyah – Cairo triangle service the following day.
Upon launch, Nile Air becomes the first Egyptian carrier to offer service between Egypt and Iraq since nearly 2 decades of service suspension.
Schedule:
Cairo – Baghdad
NP201 CAI0830 – 1150BGW 320 26
NP202 BGW1250 – 1350CAI 320 26
Cairo – Erbil – Sulaymaniyah – Cairo
NP203 CAI1000 – 1320EBL1405 – 1430ISU1530 – 1700CAI 320 3
The Airbus A320 aircraft seats 142, in J16Y126 configuration.



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Dufry plans renovations, store openings across three airports in Egypt

In addition to renovations at Sharm el Sheikh, Dufry will be opening new departures
and arrivals stores at Borg el Arab and Assiut airports

In a recent interview with Gulf-Africa Duty Free, Miguel Angel Martinez, Dufry Africa’s COO, confirmed that a number of projects—including renovations and store openings in Egypt—are in the works for the second half of 2010. 

Dufry currently operates five stores in Sharm el Sheikh International Airport, four in the departure area of Terminal 2 and one in the arrivals area of the same terminal. One of the departure stores is currently undergoing renovations to accommodate a new shop-in-shop.

“We will soon be opening a new fashion concept shop called ‘Blanc du Nil,’” says Martinez. “We are now in the process of renovating a part of our departure store in Sharm el Sheikh International Airport to provide the new design for the Blanc du Nil section, which will measure a total of 40-square-meters.”

As the name suggests, Blanc du Nil’s fashions are predominantly white in color. The clothes are reasonably priced and also made from Egyptian cotton. In addition to the renovations at Sharm el Sheikh, Dufry will be opening four new stores in Egypt before the end of the year.

The company will open two stores at Borg el Arab International Airport, one in the departures area and one in arrivals. Furthermore, Dufry will open two stores (again, one in departures and one in arrivals) in the international hall at Assiut Airport. 

All four projects are expected to be completed before the end of the year. Martinez asserts that the retail space of the four new stores combined will measure 958-square-meters.

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Great Trip-Report including EgyptAir's brand new A330-300!

Special for the people who like to read trip reports.

An Airliner.net member made a very good trip report including Egyptair's A320-200 and A330-300 also information about Cairo Airport and their Star Alliance lounges.

The Trip Report...

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Cairo Airport shuttle damaged in storm to be replaced by French manufacturer

Cairo Airport Company Chairman Hassan Rashed has decided to send the electric shuttle train intended to link Cairo International Airport’s three main terminals back to France--where it was manufactured--to be replaced with a new one.

The decision came after the original shuttle was severely damaged by recent storms near Alexandria as it was being transported to Egypt by sea.

Rashed told Al-Masry Al-Youm that he had informed the French manufacturers of the shuttle of his decision, saying that, even if sea water had not leaked into the shuttle’s working parts, the vibrations that occurred as a result of the storm may have damaged it.

He went on to note that the relevant insurance company would be responsible for the transportation costs incurred by the shuttle's return to France. He stressed that, despite the setback, the shuttle service would commence operations in July as originally planned.

According to Rashed, the technical committee responsible for assessing damage to the shuttle was unable to assess the extent of the damage since the ship transporting it was still at sea.

Cairo Airport Automated People Mover

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Egyptair's Maintenance & Engineering Video

A quite enjoyable video about Egyptair's Maintenance & Engineering department.

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Air Arabia to launch Sohag flight late-Dec 2010

Air Arabia starting 26DEC10 begins 2 weekly Sharjah – Sohag service in Egypt with Airbus A320 aircraft.
Schedule below:

G9677 SHJ0730 – 0930HMB 320 13
G9678 HMB1010 – 1515SHJ 320 13

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EGYPTAIR plans 4th weekly Cairo – Toronto service upon route launch in Jun 2011

As per 21DEC10 GDS timetable display, EGYPTAIR plans to add 4th weekly service on new Cairo – Toronto service upon launch from 01JUN11. However, the 4th weekly service is currently not available for reservation.
Further, the airline has modified planned operational schedule on this route, which the schedule is changed to 60-90 minutes later :

MS995 CAI0101 – 0640YYZ 77W x357
MS996 YYZ1300 – 0730+1CAI 77W x357
Day 2 service currently not available for reservation

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