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Bombardier wins an order from EgyptAir

MONTREAL - Muslimchronicle

Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier on Friday announced the sale of 12 C Series aircraft to EgyptAir in a deal worth $1.1 billion. The company said it signed a letter of intent last month for the sale of the 160-seat CS300 planes, with an option for another 12, and that was converted into a firm purchase agreement. The deal would beRead more

Bombardier wins an order from EgyptAir

MONTREAL - Muslimchronicle

Bombardier wins up to $2.2 bn CSeries orders

Dubai - Muslimchronicle

Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier said Tuesday it had agreed to sell up to 24 CSeries aircraft to EgyptAir for a total price tag of nearly $2.2 billion. According to a letter of intent signed between both companies, the Egyptian carrier placed 12 firm orders for CS300 planes and took out purchase rights for another 12, Bombardier said in a statementRead more

Cyprus delays hijacker's extradition after ECHR intervenes

Nicosia - Muslimchronicle

Cyprus has delayed the extradition of an Egyptian man accused of hijacking a plane and diverting it to the Mediterranean island, after Europe's top rights court took up his case. The Justice Ministry said Thursday that extradition procedures against Seif al-Din Mohamed Mostafa, 60, had been suspended so the European Court of Human Rights could review his case. The ECHRRead more

All foreign flights to Iraq Kurd capital to stop Friday

Iraq - Muslimchronicle

All foreign flights to and from the Iraqi Kurdish regional capital Irbil will be suspended from Friday evening on Baghdad’s orders, its airport director said, following a controversial independence referendum. “All international flights without exception to and from Irbil will stop from 6:00 p.m. (1500 GMT) on Friday following a decision by the Iraqi cabinet and Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi,”Read more

EgyptAir awarded as fastest-growing airline in Africa

Cairo - Arab Today

EgyptAir, the country's national carrier, was awarded by Athens International Airport (AIA) as the fastest growing airline in the African continent in 2016. The award came during the annual Airline Marketing Workshop organized by the Athens International Airport. The workshop witnessed on Thursday honoring a number of aviation firms which have recorded the highest growth rates pertaining to the numberRead more

EgyptAir resumes flights to New York as weather improves

Cairo - MENA

EgyptAir resumed flights to JF Kennedy Airport in New York on Wednesday after improvement of bad weather there prompted by heavy snow and high winds. Flights were cancelled because of Winter Storm Stella, the severe snowstorm predicted in the north-east US. The late-winter storm brought chaos to travel and daily life, forcing cancellations of about 8,800 US flights between MondayRead more

EgyptAir and Etihad Airways sign codeshare partnership

Cairo - Arab Today

Etihad Airways, the UAE’s national airline, and EgyptAir, Egypt’s flag carrier, have announced a new codeshare partnership that is being introduced in phases from March 1. Under the initial phase of the agreement, Etihad Airways will place its ‘EY’ code on EgyptAir operated flights between Abu Dhabi and Cairo, while EgyptAir will place its ‘MS’ code on Etihad Airways flightsRead more

Egyptair and Etihad Airways sign partnership

New Delhi - Arab Today

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and EGYPTAIR, the flag carrier of Egypt, have announced a new codeshare partnership to be introduced in phases from March 1, 2017. "Under the initial phase of the agreement, Etihad Airways will place its ‘EY’ code on EGYPTAIR operated flights between Abu Dhabi and Cairo, while EGYPTAIR will placeRead more

EgyptAir resumes direct flights between Tokyo and Luxor

Luxor - Arab today

The first plane in the second phase of a direct charter flights service between Egypt and Japan arrived in Luxor international airport on Sunday evening. The direct flight from Tokyo airport arrived with 231 Japanese tourists on board. EgyptAir weekly flights to Tokyo and Osaka airports stopped in 2012, following a decline in the number of Japanese tourists visitingRead more