Egyptair Cargo

Egyptair Cargo
IATA ICAO Call sign
MS MSR EGYPTAIR CARGO
Founded2002
HubsCairo International Airport
Fleet size4
Destinations11
Parent companyEgyptair Holding Company (Government of Egypt)[1]
HeadquartersCairo, Egypt
Key peopleCaptain Basem Gohar (Chairman & CEO)
Websitewww.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

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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.[2] 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 has been applied to the cargo fleet as well.

Corporate affairs

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Ownership and structure

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Egyptair Cargo is a wholly owned subsidiary of Egyptair Holding Company,[3] a state-owned company, 100% owned by the Government of Egypt.

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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 [4][5][6] [5][6] [6][7][8] [6][8] [6] [9]

Destinations

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As of November 2021, Egyptair Cargo operates flights to:[10][11][12]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Belgium Brussels Brussels Airport [13]
Ostend Ostend–Bruges International Airport Focus city [10]
Chad N'Djamena N'Djamena International Airport [10]
Egypt Cairo Cairo International Airport Hub [10]
Germany Cologne/Bonn Cologne Bonn Airport [10]
Ghana Accra Kotoka International Airport [10]
Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport
India Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport [10]
Italy Milan Milan Malpensa Airport [10]
Jordan Amman Queen Alia International Airport [10]
Kenya Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwait International Airport [10]
Nigeria Kano Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport [10]
Lagos Murtala Muhammed International Airport [10]
Saudi Arabia Damman King Fahd International Airport [10]
Riyadh King Khalid International Airport [10]
South Africa Johannesburg O. R. Tambo International Airport [10]
Sudan Khartoum Khartoum International Airport [10]
Thailand Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport [14]
Turkey Istanbul Istanbul Airport [10]
Istanbul Atatürk Airport Airport Closed [10]
United Arab Emirates Dubai Al Maktoum International Airport [10]
Sharjah Sharjah International Airport [10]
United States New York City John F. Kennedy International Airport

Fleet

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Current fleet

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A now retired Egyptair Cargo Airbus A300-600RF

As of February 2023 the Egyptair Cargo fleet consists of the following aircraft:[15]

Egyptair Cargo Fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Notes
Airbus A320-200P2F — 2[16]
Airbus A330-200P2F[17] 3 2 Launch customer of its program[18][19]
Boeing 737-800SF 1 — Converted from Egyptair aircraft[20][21]
Total 4 4

Retired Fleet

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Egyptair Cargo Fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
Airbus A300B4-200F 2 1998 2018
Airbus A300-600RF 2 2006 2019

References

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  1. ^ "EgyptAir contracts Sabre to help implement transformation plan | IT & Distribution content from ATWOnline". atwonline.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Annual Report 2010-2011". 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-10-30.
  4. ^ "Egyptair Cargo Annual Report 2007-2008" (PDF). Egyptair. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Egyptair Cargo Annual Report 2008-2009" (PDF). Egyptair. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Egyptair Cargo Annual Report 2011-2012" (PDF). Egyptair. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Egyptair Cargo Annual Report 2009-2010" (PDF). Egyptair. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  8. ^ a b "Egyptair Cargo Annual Report 2010-2011" (PDF). Egyptair. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  9. ^ "Egyptair Cargo Annual Report 2012-2013". Egyptair. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Frieghter [sic] Network". Egyptair Cargo.
  11. ^ "EgyptAir Cargo Schedule". EgyptAir Cargo. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Schedule Iteration". FREIGHT.AERO. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  13. ^ "EGYPTAIR Cargo 1Q24 Belgium Service Changes".
  14. ^ "EGYPTAIR CARGO'S BANGKOK CELEBRATION AS A330-200P2F PREPARES TO LAUNCH" (Press release). Egyptair Cargo. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  15. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2019): 13.
  16. ^ "Egyptair signs up for two A320P2Fs". ch-aviation. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  17. ^ "SU-GCE". rzjets.net. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  18. ^ Harris, David (19 April 2017). "First A330-200 enters freighter conversion". cargofacts.com. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  19. ^ "EgyptAir continues freighter fleet expansion". aircargonews.net. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  20. ^ "EgyptAir to add first narrowbody freighter, a B737-800". Ch-Aviation. 19 May 2022.
  21. ^ "EgyptAir takes redelivery of first B737-800 freighter". Ch-Aviation. 7 February 2022.
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