Cairo Aviation Explained

Airline:Cairo Aviation
Fleet Size:4
Destinations:mainly Egypt and Europe
Icao:CCE
Callsign:
Founded:November 1998
Ceased:2018
Headquarters:Cairo, Egypt
Key People:Ibrahim Kamel (President), Emad Sallam (VP-CEO)
Hubs:Cairo International Airport

Cairo Aviation was charter airline based in Cairo, Egypt.[1]

History

Cairo Aviation is a charter company operating Tupolev Tu-204-120 passenger aircraft and Tu-204-120C all-cargo aircraft on a dry lease basis from Sirocco Aerospace International.

Beside domestic routes in Egypt, the company mainly operated on international routes to various destinations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Furthermore, Cairo Aviation operated scheduled flights for the national carrier Egypt Air on many occasions.

Being a sister company to Sirocco Aerospace international, Cairo Aviation was a test vehicle for the Tu-204-120 aircraft when it first entered service. Sirocco was testing many aspects of projected- versus actual operating costs; dispatch reliability; noise and emissions levels; and component wear and tear among many other things. Satisfied with the results, Sirocco began aggressive sales and marketing efforts for its aircraft.

Destinations

In July 2017, Cairo Aviation operated the following scheduled routes:[2]

Egypt
Saudi Arabia

Fleet

Final Fleet

The Cairo Aviation fleet consisted of the following aircraft in August 2018:[3] [4]

Cairo Aviation fleet
AircraftIn ServiceOrdersPassengersNotes
Tupolev Tu-204-1202 - 210
Irkut MC-21-300 - 6[5] [6] [7] TBA
Cargo Fleet
Tupolev Tu-204-120C2 - 1 Stored
Total46

Former fleet

The airline operated 1 further Tupolev Tu-204-120 (at August 2017).[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Directory: World Airlines. Flight International. 38. 15 April 2008.
  2. Web site: Cairo Aviation - Schedule . 2024-06-03 . www.cairoaviation.com.eg.
  3. Web site: Cairo Aviation - Our Fleet . 2024-06-03 . www.cairoaviation.com.eg.
  4. Global Airline Guide 2018 (Part One). Airliner World. October 2018. 13.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20151117063412/http://af.reuters.com/article/commoditiesNews/idAFL8N1343HC20151109 Reuters
  6. https://archive.today/20120630031448/http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=CAI&al_op=1 Cairo Aviation aircraft
  7. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-11-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141110090747/http://www.cairoaviation.com/OurFleet.php . 2014-11-10 . dead .
  8. Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One). Airliner World. October 2017. 13.