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AMC Airlines is a
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based in
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,
Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ...
. 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
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). Its main base is Cairo International Airport, with hubs at
Hurghada International Airport Hurghada International Airport is the international airport of Hurghada in Egypt. It is located inland, southwest of El Dahar, the downtown of Hurghada. It is the second busiest airport in Egypt after Cairo International Airport and an importan ...
,
Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport Sharm El Sheikh International Airport ( ar, مطار شرم الشيخ الدولي ''Maṭār Sharm El Sheikh El Dawli'') is an international airport located in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. It is the third-busiest airport in Egypt after Cairo Interna ...
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 license to operate worldwide passenger charter operations. It is wholly owned by 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 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 ...
to Europe.


Fleet

, the AMC Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft: Since 2006 the airline has frequently leased
Boeing 737-800 The Boeing 737 Next Generation, commonly abbreviated as 737NG, or 737 Next Gen, is a narrow-body aircraft powered by two jet engines and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Launched in 1993 as the third generation derivative of the Boein ...
s from Eurocypria. AMC historical fleet was
Boeing 737-200 The Boeing 737 is a narrow-body aircraft produced by Boeing at its Renton Factory in Washington. Developed to supplement the Boeing 727 on short and thin routes, the twinjet retains the 707 fuselage width and six abreast seating with two u ...
and
Airbus A300B4 The Airbus A300 is a wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Airbus. In September 1967, aircraft manufacturers in the United Kingdom, France, and West Germany signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a large airliner. Wes ...
.


See also

* List of airlines of Egypt


References


External links

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* Airlines of Egypt Airlines established in 1992 Companies based in Cairo Egyptian companies established in 1992 {{Egypt-airline-stub