Nile Air
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| Founded | 2006 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | March 2011 | ||||||
| Hubs | Cairo International Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Borg El Arab Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5 | ||||||
| Destinations | 18 | ||||||
| Company slogan | Truly yours | ||||||
| Headquarters | Cairo, Egypt | ||||||
| Key people | Ahmed Aly (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | nileair |
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Nile Air (Arabic:النيل للطيران) is an Egyptian airline based at Cairo International Airport that operates scheduled services to destinations in Egypt and the Middle East, Persian Gulf and Africa. The airline is associated with the Al Tayyar Travel Group, and is the largest private scheduled airline in Egypt.
It is a full service carrier (with business and economy class services) that operates scheduled services,[1] using a fleet of Airbus A320-200s.
The airline's head office is located opposite Cairo International Airport's Terminal 1 in Cairo, Egypt.
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History
On 1 November 2009, the airline received its (AOC) from the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority, which permitted the airline to launch operations. It launched operations in August 2010, initially operating a short term wet lease contract with Libyan Arab Airlines, before starting scheduled services from Egypt in March 2011,[1] with the launch of flights to Saudi Arabia.
In January 2011, the airline became the first private Egyptian airline to publish its schedule and flight availability on the Global Distribution System (GDS). By the end of December 2013, Nile Air joined the Arab Air Carriers Organization.
The airline had originally ordered nine Airbus A321-200 aircraft in 2007,[2] however in 2015 this order was adjusted to two aircraft.
Corporate affairs
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Ownership
Nile Air is an Egyptian Joint Stock Company established in 2008, and is 'mainly owned' by Dr. Nasser Al Tayyar, former President of Al Tayyar Group, a prominent travel agency based in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.[1] Nile Air is shown in the accounts of the Al Tayyar Travel Group Holding Company as a 'related company'.[3]
Destinations
As of June 2016, Nile Air serves the following destinations with scheduled services:
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Destinations earmarked for future expansion include cities in Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
Fleet
The Nile Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (at June 2016):
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Options | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| Airbus A320-200 | 5 | - | - | 8 | 156 | 164 | |
| Airbus A321-231 | 1 | 2 | - | 8 | 196 | 204 | To be delivered in 2018 |
| Total | 5 | 2 | - | ||||
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