AMC Airlines

AMC Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
YJ AMV AMC Airlines
Founded 1988 (1988)
Hubs Cairo International Airport
Secondary hubs
Fleet size 5
Headquarters Cairo, Egypt
Key people El-Sayed Saber (President)
Website http://www.amcairlines.com/

AMC Airlines is a charter airline based in Cairo, Egypt. It operates charter flights from Egypt's tourist destinations to Europe, regular charters to the Middle East as well as domestic flights.

The airline also operates ad hoc VIP flights and military transport (for the United Nations).

Its main base is Cairo International Airport, with hubs at Hurghada International Airport, Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport and Luxor International Airport.

History

The airline was established and started operations in 1988, after the Egyptian government approved the foundation of Aircraft Maintenance in Cairo. At that time Elsayed Saber and his family launched AMC Airlines after obtaining a licence to operate worldwide passenger charter operations. It is wholly owned by Elsayed Saber and his family and has 498 employees.

The airline was initially named 'AMC Aviation' before becoming 'AMC Airlines' in 2004.

Destinations

The majority of the airline's operations are charter flights to Europe.

Fleet

Boeing 737–800 of AMC Airlines

The AMC Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft as of August 2017:[1][2]

AMC Airlines Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 737-500 1 — 104
2 114
Boeing 737-800 2 — 189
Total 5 —

Since 2006 the airline has frequently leased Boeing 737–800s from Eurocypria. AMC historical fleet was Boeing 737–200 and Airbus A300B4.

References

  1. ↑ "AMC Airlines - Our Fleet". www.amcairlines.com. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  2. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2017 (Part One)". Airliner World (October 2017): 13. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
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