Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula.
Geography: controls Sinai Peninsula, only land bridge between Africa and remainder of Eastern Hemisphere; controls Suez Canal, a sea link between Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.
Area: total: 1,001,450 sq km, land: 995,450 sq km, water: 6,000 sq km.
Industries: textiles, food processing, tourism, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, hydrocarbons, construction, cement, metals, light manufactures.
Capital: Cairo.
Languages: Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes.
National Holiday: Revolution Day, 23 July (1952).
Currency (Code): Egyptian pound (EGP).
Population: 80,471,869 (July 2010 est.)
Labor force: 26.1 million (2009 est.).
GDP (purchasing power parity):
• $519 billion (2011 est.)
• $509.9 billion (2010 est.)
• $485 billion (2009 est.) )
• $454.8 billion (2008 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate):
• $231.9 billion (2011 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
• 1.8% (2011 est.)
• 5.1% (2010 est.)
• 4.7% (2009 est.)
• 7.2% (2008 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
• $6,500 (2011 est.)
• $6,500 (2010 est.)
• $6,300 (2009 est.)
• $5,900 (2008 est.)
Budget:
• Revenues: $44.69 billion (2011 est.)
• Expenditures: $67.7 billion (2011 est.)
• Revenues: $46.82 billion (2009 est.)
• Expenditures: $64.19 billion (2009 est.)
Public debt:
• 83.6% of GDP (2011 est.)
• 81.4% of GDP (2010 est.)
• 80.9% of GDP (2009 est.)
Debt - external:
• $33.75 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
• $34.84 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
• $29.66 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
• $72.61 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
• $73.1 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
• $66.71 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
• $6.074 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
• $5.447 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
• $4.272 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Imports:
• $55.07 billion (2011 est.)
• $52.7 billion (2010 est.)
• $45.56 billion (2009 est.)
Exports:
• $27.91 billion (2011 est.)
• $25.02 billion (2010 est.)
• $23.09 billion (2009 est.)
Military expenditures: 3.4% of GDP (2005 est.)
note: data are in US dollars
Airports: 86
Airports - with paved runways: 73
Over 3,047 m: 15
• 2,438 to 3,047 m: 36
• 1,524 to 2,437 m: 15
• 914 to 1,523 m: 2
• Under 914 m: 5
Airports - with unpaved runways: 13
• 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
• 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
• 914 to 1,523 m: 5
• Under 914 m: 4
Heliports: 6
Aircraft Departures: Not Available
Egypt Air is Egypt's national flag carrier, incorporated in June 1932, and commenced operations in July 1933. Its operational base is Cairo International Airport (CAI) and it operates scheduled services to over 70 destinations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Far East, the USA, and Canada, in addition to domestic destinations. The EgyptAir is self-financing without any financial backing by the Egyptian government or any interference from the government. EgyptAir Airlines staff members are approx. 7,600, (excluding other companies of the group)
Ownership:- state-owned through EgyptAir Holding (100%)
Subsidiaries:
Air Sinai (100%);
Air Cairo (60%)
LSG Sky Chefs Catering Egypt (70%)
Egypt Aero Management Service (50%)
Smart Aviation Company (13.33%)
IATA Code: MS | ICAO Code: MSR | IATA Prefix: 077
EgyptAir Airlines مصر للطيران
Cairo International Airport
Cairo P.O.Box 11776
Heliopolis Area
Tel: +20222674700
Fax:+20226964626
Email:- callcenter@egyptair.com
website:- www.egyptair.com
Egyptair Cargo founded in 2002, is one of the Egyptair
holding Company Groups. Egyptair (as Mother Company) established May 7th 1932 as the seventh airline in the world to join IATA
Since its, foundation in Egypt , EGYPTAIR CARGO has been on the forefront of transporting and handling general and special cargo.
Building on this experience; EGYPTAIR flies to around 70 international major cities in Europe, USA, Canada, Africa, The Gulf area and far East.
EGYPTAIR CARGO established its First cargo terminal in May 1981 with a 50.000 sq. m area and a capacity of 120.000 tons/year
(an additional area of 9600 sq.m has been recently added to Cairo cargo terminal to improve the cargo flow and increase capacity).
In September 1991 another cargo terminal at Alexandria International Airport was established with a capacity of 20.000 tons /year to better serve the northern region of Egypt . Surface transportation from Cairo cargo facility to Alexandria cargo facility is available.
Ownership: fully owned subsidiary of EgyptAir Group
Executives: Capt. Asaad Mohamed Darwish (Chairman EgyptAir Cargo), Fouad Abdul Kader Ahmed Abdulhady (Senior Clearance Rep. EgyptAir Cargo), Eng. Mohamed Sabry Taha Mohamed (GM Technical Affairs, EgyptAir Cargo), Salah Abdul Salam Abdul Razak (Senior Cargo Officer, EgyptAir Cargo, Mohamed Abdul Moneam Hassan (GM Human Resources, EgyptAir Cargo).
EgyptAir Cargo fleet consist of the following aircraft
2 x Airbus A300B4-203F
2 x Airbus A300-600RF
IATA Code: MS | ICAO Code: MSX | Callsign: EGYPTAIR CARGO
EgyptAir Cargo, مصر للشحن الجوي
EgyptAir Complex, Cairo International Airport Road,
South Building, 3rd Floor, Finger 2-3, Office 11776 Cairo, Egypt
Tel :+20222657578/ +202 2696 3348
Fax :+ 222657571
website:- egyptair-cargo.com
Email:- cgo_csservice@egyptair.com
EgyptAir Express is a scheduled domestic and regional airline operating to 27 domestic and international routes covering 18 cities. The company’s future plan to focus on expanding domestic network using Cairo International Airport as a domestic hub. The regional network will also expand to cover a number of south European destinationsdifferent destinations. EgyptAir Express was incorporated in May 2006 and commenced operations in June 2007. Its main base is Cairo International Airport with secondary bases in both Alexandria's Nozha Airport and Sharm El-Sheikh.
Ownership: wholly owned subsidiary of EgyptAir Holding Company
Executive: Capt. Helmy Awad Ibrahim Rizk (Chairman EgyptAir Express), Capt. Tarek Mohamed Anan (Vice Chairman EgyptAir Express), Mr. Mohamed Mahmoud Yousif (Financial Director EgyptAir Express), Mr. Ehab Gomaa Ghazy (Planning Director EgyptAir Express), Mr. Amr Mahmoud Omar (Commercial Director EgyptAir Express)
EgyptAir Express fleet consist of the following aircraft:
12 x Embraer E-170
IATA Code: MS | ICAO Code: MSE | Callsign EGYPTAIR EXPRESS
EgyptAir Express مصر للطيران إكسبرس
EgyptAir Complex Building,
Cairo Airport Road,
P.O.Box 11776 Cairo, Egypt
Tel: +20226964002
Fax:+20226964840
website:- www.express.egyptair.com
Aircraft |
Engine |
Registration number |
Built year |
Owned/leased |
A300B4-200F |
CF6-50C2 |
SU-BDG |
1982 |
Owned |
A300B4-200F |
CF6-50C2 |
SU-GAC |
1983 |
Owned |
A300-600F |
PW4158 |
SU-GAY |
1991 |
Owned |
A300-600F |
PW4158 |
SU-GAS |
1990 |
Owned |
A320-200 |
V2500-A1 |
SU-GCL |
1992 |
Owned |
A320-200 |
V2500-A1 |
SU-GBA |
1991 |
Owned |
A320-200 |
V2500-A1 |
SU-GBB |
1991 |
Owned |
A320-200 |
V2500-A1 |
SU-GBC |
1991 |
Owned |
A320-200 |
V2500-A1 |
SU-GBD |
1991 |
Owned |
A320-200 |
V2500-A1 |
SU-GBE |
1991 |
Owned |
A320-200 |
V2500-A1 |
SU-GBF |
1993 |
Owned |
A320-200 |
V2500-A1 |
SU-GBG |
1993 |
Owned |
A320-200 |
V2527-A5 |
SU-GBZ |
2003 |
Lease Finance |
A320-200 |
V2527-A5 |
SU-GCA |
2003 |
Lease Finance |
A320-200 |
V2527-A5 |
SU-GCB |
2003 |
Lease Finance |
A320-200 |
V2527-A5 |
SU-GCC |
2003 |
Lease Finance |
A320-200 |
V2527-A5 |
SU-GCD |
2003 |
Lease Finance |
A321-200 |
V2533-A5 |
SU-GBT |
1997 |
Owned |
A321-200 |
V2533-A5 |
SU-GBU |
1997 |
Owned |
A321-200 |
V2533-A5 |
SU-GBV |
1997 |
Owned |
A321-200 |
V2533-A5 |
SU-GBW |
1997 |
Owned |
A330-200 |
TRENT 772B |
SU-GCE |
2004 |
Lease Finance |
A330-200 |
TRENT 772B |
SU-GCF |
2004 |
Lease Finance |
A330-200 |
TRENT 772B |
SU-GCG |
2005 |
Owned |
A330-200 |
TRENT 772B |
SU-GCH |
2005 |
Owned |
A330-200 |
TRENT 772B |
SU-GCI |
2005 |
Owned |
A330-200 |
TRENT 772B |
SU-GCJ |
2005 |
Owned |
A330-200 |
TRENT 772B |
SU-GCK |
2006 |
Owned |
A340-200 |
CFM56-5C3G4 |
SU-GBM |
1996 |
Owned |
A340-200 |
CFM56-5C3G4 |
SU-GBN |
1996 |
Owned |
A340-200 |
CFM56-5C3G4 |
SU-GBO |
1997 |
Owned |
B737-500 |
CFM56-3C-1 |
SU-GBH |
1991 |
Owned |
B737-500 |
CFM56-3C-1 |
SU-GBJ |
1991 |
Owned |
B737-500 |
CFM56-3C-1 |
SU-GBK |
1992 |
Owned |
B737-500 |
CFM56-3C-1 |
SU-GBL |
1992 |
Owned |
B737-800 |
CFM56-7B26 |
SU-GCM |
2006 |
Owned |
B737-800 |
CFM56-7B26 |
SU-GCN |
2006 |
Owned |
B737-800 |
CFM56-7B26 |
SU-GCO |
2007 |
Owned |
B737-800 |
CFM56-7B26 |
SU-GCP |
2007 |
Owned |
B737-800 |
CFM56-7B26 |
SU-GCS |
2008 |
Owned |
B737-800 |
CFM56-7B26 |
SU-GCZ |
2009 |
Owned |
B737-800 |
CFM56-7B26 |
SU-GDA |
2009 |
Lease Finance |
B737-800 |
CFM56-7B26 |
SU-GDB |
2009 |
Lease Finance |
B737-800 |
CFM56-7B26 |
SU-GDC |
2009 |
Lease Finance |
B737-800 |
CFM56-7B26 |
SU-GDD |
2009 |
Lease Finance |
B737-800 |
CFM56-7B26 |
SU-GDE |
2009 |
Lease Finance |
B777-200ER |
PW4090 |
SU-GBP |
1997 |
Owned |
B777-200ER |
PW4090 |
SU-GBR |
1997 |
Owned |
B777-200ER |
PW4090 |
SU-GBS |
1997 |
Owned |
B777-200ER |
PW4090 |
SU-GBX |
2001 |
Owned |
B777-200ER |
PW4090 |
SU-GBY |
2001 |
Owned |
ERJ170LR |
CFM34-8E |
SU-GCT |
2007 |
Owned |
ERJ170LR |
CFM34-8E |
SU-GCU |
2007 |
Owned |
ERJ170LR |
CF34-8E5 |
SU-GCV |
2007 |
Owned |
ERJ170LR |
CF34-8E5 |
SU-GCW |
2007 |
Owned |
ERJ170LR |
CF34-8E5 |
SU-GCX |
2007 |
Owned |
ERJ170LR |
CF34-8E5 |
SU-GCY |
2007 |
Owned |
ERJ170LR |
CF34-8E5 |
SU-GDF |
2008 |
Owned |
ERJ170LR |
CF34-8E5 |
SU-GDG |
2009 |
Owned |
ERJ170LR |
CF34-8E5 |
SU-GDH |
2009 |
Owned |
ERJ170LR |
CF34-8E5 |
SU-GDI |
2009 |
Owned |
ERJ170LR |
CF34-8E5 |
SU-GDJ |
2009 |
Owned |
ERJ170LR |
CF34-8E5 |
SU-GDK |
2009 |
Owned |