Shorouk Air (
ICAO Code: SHK;
IATA Code: 7Q;
Callsign: SHOROUK) was an Egyptian
charter airline
Air charter is the business of renting an entire aircraft (i.e., chartering) as opposed to individual aircraft seats (i.e., purchasing a ticket through a traditional airline).
Regulation
Charter – also called air taxi or ad hoc – flights ...
that operated between 1992 and 2003.
History
The airline was established in 1991 by
Egyptair and
Kuwait Airways
Kuwait Airways ( ar, الخطوط الجوية الكويتية, ) is the national carrier of Kuwait, with its head office on the grounds of Kuwait International Airport, Al Farwaniyah Governorate. It operates scheduled international services thr ...
as a regional charter carrier named Egyptian-Kuwait Air Services Company and renamed to Shorouk Air the following year. The airline ceased operations on 17 July 2003.
Fleet
The airline operated:
* 8
Airbus A320
The Airbus A320 family is a series of narrow-body airliners developed and produced by Airbus.
The A320 was launched in March 1984, first flew on 22 February 1987, and was introduced in April 1988 by Air France.
The first member of the famil ...
* 2
Boeing 757-200
* 2
Boeing 757-200PF
The Boeing 757 is an American narrow-body airliner designed and built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
The then-named 7N7, a twinjet successor for the 727 (a trijet), received its first orders in August 1978.
The prototype completed its maid ...
References
External links
Timetableimages.com Timetable Image
Fleet information
Alain's airliners, Photo gallery of airliners and airlines
Flight Reviews
Airlineroutemaps.com Route map
Shorouk Air aircraft
{{Airlines of Egypt
Defunct airlines of Egypt
Airlines established in 1992
Airlines disestablished in 2003
2003 disestablishments in Egypt
Egyptian companies established in 1992