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Egypt signs repeat order for six additional C295 Aircraft
New order confirming the market leadership of the C295.
Airbus Military has received an order for six additional C295 transport aircraft from the Egyptian Air Force, bringing the Egyptian Air Force’s C295 fleet to a total of 12 aircraft. This… Continue reading
New Polish charter airline BINGO AIRWAYS has started commercial services with Airbus A320 aircraft
The new Polish charter airline Bingo Airways has started its commercial operations. The first Bingo Airways flight took off fromKatowiceto Hurghada inEgypt May 18th at 6.00 am Central European Time.
Bingo will operate charter flights from two bases inPoland–WarsawChopinAirportandKatowiceprimarily to… Continue reading
AgustaWestland Delivers AW139 Aircraft to Egyptian Air Force
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that AgustaWestland North America, Inc. has delivered AW139 aircraft to the Egyptian Air Force via its contract with U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) Contracting Center for Foreign Military Sales. “We’re… Continue reading
Bombardier Sells CRJ900 NextGen Airliner to Petroleum Air Services of Egypt
Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Petroleum Air Services (PAS) of Cairo, Egypt has signed a contract to acquire one CRJ900 NextGen regional jet. The transaction also includes an option for another CRJ900 NextGen airliner. PAS’s CRJ900 NextGen aircraft will be… Continue reading
Egypt Becomes 13th International Customer for Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod
Egypt is now the 13th international customer for Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP), which provides precision targeting and non-traditional intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (NTISR) in a single lightweight system.
The Egyptian Air Force (EAF)… Continue reading
Egypt orders three Airbus Military C295 aircraft
The Egyptian Air Force (EAF) signed a contract with Airbus Military for the acquisition of three C295 aircraft. The aircraft are to be delivered from 2011 and will be used to increase the Egyptian Air Force’s capacity in tactical and… Continue reading
Egypt, Iran agree to resume direct flights
 CAIRO – Egypt and Iran agreed on Sunday to resume direct flights between their capitals, three decades after the two nations severed diplomatic relations, an AFP correspondent said.
Egypt’s minister of civil aviation Ahmed Shafiq and Iranian vice president and… Continue reading
Bombardier Sells Two Q400 NextGen Turboprops to Smart Aviation of Egypt
Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Smart Aviation Company of Cairo, Egypt has signed a firm order to acquire two Q400 NextGen turboprop aircraft, and has also taken options on an additional three Q400 NextGen aircraft.
Based on the list price… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Receives $213 Million Contract For 20 New F-16s For Egypt
Fort worth, Texas, March 3rd, 2010 — The U.S. government has awarded an initial $213 million to Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] for long-lead tasks for the production of 20 new Advanced Block 52 F-16 aircraft for Egypt.
“Egypt. We remain… Continue reading
Egyptian Air Force Selects Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 Engine Enhancement Package Engine to Power New Fleet of F-16s
SINGAPORE AIR SHOW, Singapore, Feb. 2, 2010 – The U.S. Government’s Foreign Military Sales program has announced that the Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 Engine Enhancement Package (EEP) engine has been selected by the Egyptian Air Force to power their new… Continue reading
Egypt buys 24 Lockheed Martin F-16s
Lockheed Martin is to sell 24 F-16 jet fighters to Egypt in a $3.2 billion deal, a company spokesman said Dec. 29.
The Egyptian Air Force is the fourth largest F-16 operator in the world, according to defense industry reports.… Continue reading
Air Arabia Egypt to take off by end of ’09
A new budget airline formed by Egyptian Travco Group and the United Arab Emirates’ Air Arabia hopes to begin operating by the end of 2009 from as many as five Egyptian airports, the head of Travco said.
The airline, Air… Continue reading