aviation
UPDATE: 90-minute military drills end over Cairo airport’s airspace: sources
Egypt
September 28, 2015
UPDATE: 90-minute military drills end over Cairo airport’s airspace: sources
Authorities at the Cairo International Airport have just reopened the airport’s airspace for all civilian flights following drills by Egypt’s…
Egypt considers Russian jets for its national airliner
Business
May 26, 2015
Egypt considers Russian jets for its national airliner
Russia has offered Egypt a Sukhoi Superjet for its national airline, EgyptAir, an official source at the Civil Aviation Ministry…
Plane crashes at Tehran’s Mehrabad airport; 48 reported dead: IRNA
World
August 10, 2014
Plane crashes at Tehran’s Mehrabad airport; 48 reported dead: IRNA
(Reuters) - A Sepahan Air Iran-140 plane bound for Tabas in northeast Iran crashed in a residential area after taking…
Egypt to build LE80 billion Airport City
Business
August 8, 2014
Egypt to build LE80 billion Airport City
Egypt's aviation authorities are planning a LE80 billion airport city around Cairo International Airport that would serve as an investment…
Contact lost with Air Algerie plane carrying 116 people from Burkina Faso
World
July 24, 2014
Contact lost with Air Algerie plane carrying 116 people from Burkina Faso
Authorities have lost contact with an Air Algerie flight en route from Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso to Algiers with 110…
Domestic flights prices slashed by 20 percent to boost local tourism
Business
July 11, 2014
Domestic flights prices slashed by 20 percent to boost local tourism
Aviation Minister Hossam Kamal said prices for domestic flights will be reduced by 20 percent as a bid to encourage…
Washington to tighten security for US-bound flights
World
July 3, 2014
Washington to tighten security for US-bound flights
US authorities plan to bolster security at some airports in Europe and the Middle East with direct flights to the…
Paris-Luxor direct flights resumed after three-year hiatus
Egypt
December 31, 2013
Paris-Luxor direct flights resumed after three-year hiatus
The Ministries of Tourism and Aviation have agreed to renew direct flights between Paris and Luxor after a hiatus of…
Jet flights over central Cairo part of military exercise, says spokesperson
Egypt
December 9, 2012
Jet flights over central Cairo part of military exercise, says spokesperson
Military F-16 fighter jets that made low passes over central Cairo early Sunday afternoon were most likely in a military…