Egyptair News
Egyptian investigators locate MS804 wreckage
Egyptian investigators have located the wreckage of EgyptAir flight MS804, which crashed in the Mediterranean last month. A statement said “several main locations of the wreckage” had been identified.
EgyptAir MS804 ‘did not’ change course before crash
EgyptAir flight MS804 did not swerve and change direction before disappearing from radar screens, according to officials in Egypt. Greece had previously suggested the plane had turned 90 degrees left and performed a 360 degree turn to the right before it crashed into the Mediterranean. The Airbus A320 disappeared from radar screens on route from Paris to Cairo last Thursday.
EgyptAir MS804: images of wreckage released
Images of items which were found during the search for missing EgyptAir flight MS804 have been released by The Egyptian military, according to reports.
Debris found in search for missing EgyptAir MS804
The Egyptian military has located debris from crashed EgyptAir flight MS804 in the Mediterranean. Military units from Greece, France, Egypt and the UK have been scouring the Mediterranean near the Greek island of Karpathos following the disappearance of the flight yesterday.
EgyptAir flight MS804 crashes in Mediterranean
EgyptAir flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo has disappeared from radar, the Egyptian flag-carrier has confirmed. French President Francois Hollande has confirmed the plane likely crashed on route to the Egyptian capital. Some 56 passengers, seven crew members and three security personnel were on board the Airbus A320 when it disappeared at 00:45 GMT.
Fake suicide belt used in EgyptAir MS181 hijack
EgyptAir flight MS181 was hijacked using a fake suicide belt, officials have confirmed. The Airbus A320 was carrying 56 passengers from Alexandria to Cairo, along with six crew and a security official, when it was diverted by a passenger threatening to blow himself up yesterday.
Passengers freed as EgyptAir hijacker surrenders to police
The hijacking of an EgyptAir flight forced to land at Larnaca airport in Cyprus has ended peacefully with all hostages released and the hijacker surrendering. A number of passengers and crew had earlier been freed from a hijacked plane has sat on the runway at the airport.
EgyptAir inks deal with Sabre
African carrier EgyptAir, has signed an agreement with global technology company Sabre to help develop and implement a transformation program for EgyptAir Airlines and Express.
Egyptair reinstates London Heathrow to Luxor Direct Flight
EgyptAir has reinstated its service from London Heathrow to Luxor International, with the weekly flight departing each Monday. The move comes as the country tries so shepherd tourists away from the capital Cairo as it seeks to rebuild its shattered tourism industry.
Egyptair adds daily services to Abidjan and Al Qasim
Egyptair is launching its new daily regular flights between Cairo and Abidjan, Cote d’ivoire starting from 1st of July and also between Cairo and Al Qasim, Saudi Arabia starting from the 1st of June 2013.
EgyptAir to operate two more direct flights between Cairo and Doha
EGYPTAIR has announced the operation of two more direct flights between Cairo and Doha starting the beginning of June 2013 with the modern Boeing 737-800 aircrafts; this will increase the total number of weekly flights to reach 14 flights per week in a double daily operation to Doha.
EGYPTAIR receives 80th aircraft
EGYPTAIR welcomed the newest Boeing 737-800 to its fleet which now consists of 80 modern aircraft. The new medium range aircraft will operate on the European, Middle Eastern and African routes.