EgyptAir and Ethiopian Look To Renew Fleets And Expand Their Reach

EgyptAir Holdings Chairman and CEO Yehia Zakaria

“I told my team . . . one day I will have the big birds behind me,” EgyptAir Holdings Chairman and CEO Yehia Zakaria (on left) said while announcing an A350 order at the Dubai Airshow.

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For 90 years, EgyptAir flights have crossed the skies. Established in May 1932 as the seventh carrier in the world, its commercial operations began in 1933 with Cairo-Alexandria service on a Spartan Cruiser. Although its name changed over the years—through war, mergers and geopolitical changes—it...

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